Oleksandr Halunenko

Oleksandr V. Halunenko
Олександр Васильович Галуненко
Born	(1946-03-01) 1 March 1946 Troyitske, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Ukraine
Education	Leningrad Institute of Aviation Instrumentation (1974)
Alma mater	Chernihiv Military Aviation Higher School of Pilots (1968)
Occupations	Soviet Air Force pilot test pilot engineer politician
Years active	1968–present
Employer	Antonov
Known for	testing Antonov An-124 Ruslan and Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft and aviation records of FAI
Spouse	Olga A. Halunenko
Children	2
Awards	Hero of Ukraine (1999)
Flight career Education Military aircraft pilot – Chernihiv Military Aviation Higher School of Pilots (1968) Test pilot – Fedotov Test Pilot School (1975) Aviation career First flight 1965 Flight license 1968 USSR Air force Soviet

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.

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

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

External links

• "Лётчик Александр Галуненко: при СССР государство относилось к авиапрому более ответственно" ("The pilot Oleksandr Halunenko: during the Soviet Union, the state was more responsible towards aviation industry"), Glavred, 22 September 2016