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 obtained from the...
Largest Aviation Museum in Eastern Europe
CNN ranked it as # 6 in the WORLD actually. Ahead are only Aviation museums in France (1), UK (1) and the USA (3). "This museum houses one of the world's...
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 had been designed. It...
Ukrainian who created the best jet engines in the world: Arkhyp Lyulka was born...
In 1926, a young man from the Kyiv region entered Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The man's first name was Arkhyp, and his last name was...
Outstanding Ukrainian Planes
- Antonov An-2 recently has been included in the Guiness Book of Records as the only plane that's been in production for 70 years!! Unfortunately, some countries like North...
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 roots, he would...
Igor Sikorsky assembled his first helicopters while still a student in his native Kyiv
In the autobiography "The Story of the Winged-S", Igor Sikorsky recalled: "I had several hobbies. For a time I was making electrical batteries and...
Ukrainian Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force credited for initiation of GPS: Michael...
But Yarymovych knew the idea of space-based navigation was beautiful; it just wasn’t being sold right. He went to his boss, Air Force...
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 country. Until then...
Unique antique AN-70 creates sensation at Saudi Arabia airshow
The unique Antonov AN-70 short takeoff and landing (STOL) multipurpose cargo aircraft flew from Gostomel air terminal near Kiev to UAE for its international debut at the...
