Igor Sikorsky’s record-breaking 1,200 km-long flight on ‘Ilya Muromets’ plane from Petrograd to Kyiv...
"There was one more important test flight as well as demonstration left to be accomplished, namely a long journey across the...
Igor Sikorsky decided to build World’s First Four-Engine Airplane while still living in his...
"The general idea of a large flying ship with several motors, and comfortable closed cabins, had been an ideal for a long time, but none...
Ukraine Can Fly
Igor Sikorsky was born in Kyiv and before immigrating to the United States and founding Sikorsky Aicraft Corporation there, became famous by building...
Ukrainian who created the best jet engines in the world: Arkhyp Lyulka
In 1926, a young man from the Kyiv region entered Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The man's first name was Arkhyp, and his...
Igor Sikorsky: ‘My family is of Ukrainian origin’. Official document
When one opens Igor Sikorsky's Wikipedia page, in the "Early Life" paragraph one can read the following sentence: "When questioned regarding his...
Igor Sikorsky set a world speed record of 113 km/h on his plane in...
In the autobiography "The Story of the Winged-S", Igor Sikorsky recalled: "For my future work, I had to use experimental data...
Ivan Kozhedub, a Ukrainian, was the highest scoring Allied and Soviet fighter pilot of...
Unfortunately, after World War II, he remained in the military and went on to command the 324th Fighter Aviation Division during...
New ANTONOV Airlines Houston office works with Orbital ATK aerospace giant
" ANTONOV Airlines, which recently established a USA base in Houston, Texas as part of ongoing global expansion, has transported an outsized...
Igor Sikorsky’s ‘Ilya Muromets Kyivsky’ WW1 plane was World’s First Strategic Bomber
"I want to recommend urgently the speedy construction of the new type of huge bomber.” "I have no question in my mind...
World’s Strongest Plane – Ukrainian AN-124 Ruslan | Mega Machines
"The world's largest production cargo plane must carry a record-breaking load in a race against the clock. The Antonov 124...
