The largest pre-WW1 plane – Sikorsky’s S-22 ‘Ilya Muromets’ – made its maiden flight...
Igor Sikorsky flew "Ilya Muromets" plane personally from Petersburg to his native Kyiv setting several world records. As it turns out though, the true...
Germans demo fly Antonov-225 XXXL-scale model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkBzo_TDMbM&fbclid=IwAR0jlfwo68lZYn8ocP_4DIJ9UBVLLi87RM8fSzg43sjh_uLjMdtjs0rq4Gs
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...
Antonov’s An-178 Shows Off Its Maneuverability at Farnborough Airshow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DAva950LI
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’s First Trial Helicopter Assembled in Kyiv in 1909
"As time went on, I became well acquainted with the various aeronautical engines, having spent much time in a few factories, and finally made...
Ukraine Prepares To Snub China In Aerospace Deal With U.S. Help – Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/katyagorchinskaya/2020/02/17/ukraine-prepares-to-snub-china-in-aerospace-deal-with-us-help/
SpaceX turns to Ukrainian AN-124 plane for emergency delivery of oversized rocket parts to...
"Jan 3, 2018 Subject: Request for Antonov Support SpaceX requests An-124 to transport rocket hardware (payload fairing halves) to expedite processing of the coming missions.. US Domestic...
Kyiv Aviation Museum among 10 best in the world, – CNN
"This museum, operated by Ukraine's National Aviation University, houses one of the world's biggest displays of aviation technology.The majority of the aircraft are ones...
