Oleksandr Halunenko

Oleksandr Vasylyovych Halunenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Галуненко) is a Ukrainian test pilot, Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR, the president of the Ukrainian Federation of Aeronautical Sports (member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale), and recipient of the title Hero of Ukraine.[1][2]

Antonov An-225 in 1990, later in September 2001, the crew of Oleksandr Halunenko set 214 national and 124 world records in one flight on this aeroplane

Oleksandr Halunenko
Олександр Васильович Галуненко
Born (1946-03-01) 1 March 1946
Troyitske, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipUkraine
EducationLeningrad Institute of Aviation Instrumentation (1974)
Alma materChernihiv Military Aviation Higher School of Pilots (1968)
Occupation
Years active1968–present
EmployerAntonov
Known fortesting Antonov An-124 Ruslan and Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft and aviation records of FAI
Spouse(s)Olga Halunenko
Children2
AwardsHero of Ukraine (1999)
EducationMilitary aviation – Chernihiv Military Aviation Higher School of Pilots (1968)
Test pilot – Fedotov Test Pilot School (1975)
Aviation career
First flight1965
Flight license1968
USSR
Air forceSoviet Air Forces

He is known for testing such airplanes as the Antonov An-124 Ruslan and the super giant Antonov An-225 Mriya.

References
  1. "Oleksandr Halunenko set 214 national and 124 world records in one flight on an Antonov AN-225".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Довідка: Галуненко Олександр Васильович". Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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