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Today SE “ANTONOV”, the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation industry, celebrates its anniversary


On May 31, exactly 75 years ago, this company was founded under the leadership of the famous aircraft designer Oleg Antonov.

Thanks to SE “ANTONOV”, Ukraine is one of the few countries with a full cycle of aircraft production.

Here are the most interesting facts about SE “ANTONOV”:

 

the company’s staff has created more than 125 types and modifications of aircraft for various purposes (the most famous biplanes An-2, passenger An-24, transport An-12, An-26, An-32, aerial photography An-30, multi-purpose An-72, An-74 , worldwide famous winged giants An-22 “Antey”, An-124 “Ruslan”, An-225 “Mriya”, the latest jets An-148, An-158, An-178);

The company employs about 9.5 thousand specialists of more than 200 professions and specialties, a powerful staff of designers and scientists working in 35 scientific fields, including such rare as aerodynamics and strength of aircraft, mechanics, hydraulics, heat engineering, avionics and materials science;

more than 500 world records have been set on the company’s aircrafts:

On May 3, 1989, the An-225 Mriya made its first flight with the Buran spacecraft, with a total of 14 such flights with a total flight duration of 28 hours;

On September 11, 2001, the An-225 Mriya lifted a record weight of 253.8 tons into the sky, and on June 16, 2004, it carried a record commercial cargo of 247 tons of construction equipment from Prague to Tashkent;

the An-124 Ruslan transport plane delivered to the USA a satellite for SpaceX – this is the heaviest cargo in the company’s history; the 55-ton satellite was transported in a special container developed by the French aircraft company Airbus;

Antonov Airlines fleet of 7 An-124 Ruslan aircraft is actively involved in the delivery of humanitarian and medical cargo needed to combat the global corovirus pandemic COVID-19 (transported tens of thousands of tons of cargo from China and 30 countries in Europe, America and Middle East).

Congratulations to the staff of ANTONOV on the anniversary!

We are proud that Ukraine has such a successful high-tech aircraft industry.

May your life combine successful takeoffs, successful flights and happy landings!