The State Aviation Museum

National Aviation Museum is located in Kiev and is the youngest, but the largest technical museum of historical and Ukraine. It was created in 2003 at the airfield Juliani. On an area of ​​fourteen acres is more than seventy aircraft and helicopters, as well as missiles and various engines. Particularly attracted the attention of visitors the country's only collection of the Tu-22 "Backfire", which are capable of carrying nuclear bombs and missiles.

At the beginning of the exposure, you can see an interesting instance - the first Tu-104, which has the serial number 001. It was used until 1958, after which he was transferred to the National Aviation University of Ukraine. This aircraft differed from their brethren that were in his cabin equipped place for senior officials, which were located in the front, in special compartments coupe. Coupe had such extras were equipped with sinks and chairs are upholstered in velvet and they are made of mahogany.

Also of interest to you the very first trial of IL-86, a distinctive feature of which is an escape hatch for the crew. For the safety of the aircraft Kiev Museum of Aviation has expressed special gratitude Ilyushinskoe design bureau.

However, the greatest delight of the visitors to the museum is a military aircraft. Experienced guides will tell you about the trials presented at the site of the Su-24. This aircraft until recently was the main bomber of the Ukrainian army. Also guides tell visitors the history of the MiG-25, followed by still listed world record height - more than thirty-seven kilometers. Because built-in powerful cooling system, the plane was called "fighting a deli."

In the open-air museum are unique operations rigger as equipment arrives here mainly by air unassembled. Exposure updated regularly and every year the number of exhibits, which allowed to get inside the museum visitors.

Salvaged board in Kiev Aviation Museum supply various airfields in our country and abroad, and the efforts of Ukrainian aircraft industry enterprises they become historical evidence of development of domestic aviation.

You can get to the museum by taxi from the station number 213 Dorohozhychi, Petrovka Shuliavska, trolley bus number 22 from the stations and Dorohozhychi Shuliavska, taxi number 302 from the metro area Kontraktovaya, taxi number 368 from the station Vokzal'naya. Go you must specify the types of transport to stop "Street Theodore Anders", then you need to go to the street Honey.