Oleksandr Halunenko

Oleksandr Vasylyovych Halunenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Галуненко) is a Ukrainian test pilot, Merited Test Pilot of the USSR, a president of the Ukrainian Federation of Aeronautical Sports (member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale), first 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 V. Halunenko
Олександр Васильович Галуненко
Born (1946-03-01) 1 March 1946
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 A. Halunenko
Children2
AwardsHero of Ukraine (1999)
Oleksandr Halunenko
EducationMilitary aircraft pilot – Chernihiv Military Aviation Higher School of Pilots (1968)
Test pilotFedotov Test Pilot School (1975)
Aviation career
First flight1965
Flight license1968
USSR
Air forceSoviet

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

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