A WING DEBUT IN THE CANADIAN SKY
In November 1992, an event took place, the significance of which manifested itself much later. After a five-month business trip overseas, a group of military pilots, aviation engineers and technicians returned to their homeland. These fifteen people can be safely called the followers of Christopher Columbus. With the only difference that our fellow countrymen opened a new state for them in Canada and the United States to local residents. political map the world.
This amazing story began in 1991, when an initiative group of representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada approached the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with a proposal to organize a performance of pilots on the North American continent.
Among the signers of the letter were the president of the aviation club Taras Tatarin and Yaroslav Semchishin, with whose name at that time the active replenishment of military libraries with historical and national - patriotic literature was associated. American businessman Clifford became the sponsor. We must pay tribute to him - a person invested his hard-earned money in a completely unknown business, and no one could guarantee how it would turn out.
The Canadian side took upon itself the full logistical support of our team and its participation in the airshow, which are held in great numbers in the summer. Representatives of the Ukrainian Air Force were required to master aviation technology and perform aerobatic flights. General was appointed responsible for the preparation of the project. Yaroslava Skalko, at that time - First Deputy Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine.
Preparations for the trip continued until April 1992. The type of aircraft on which was to be conquered was also determined. New World- front-line fighter MiG-29 (a pair of "MiGars" should have taken part - for greater entertainment and the ability to vary the display options). Pilot candidates, according to their professional qualities able to carry out the assigned task were selected from all aviation garrisons of Ukraine. Out of more than a hundred, thirty arrived at the final gathering in Mukachevo. Most Experienced - Colonels Vladimir Kandaurov and Nikolay Koval carefully checked the applicants in the sky. The requirements were tough. Adequate flight time, performance of aerobatics program, but most importantly - the ability to respond correctly and get out of emergency situations. It was necessary to master piloting with alternating figures of different indicators and with maneuvering at low altitudes.
Here is how one of the examiners, Vladimir Kandaurov, spoke about such training:
- Aerobatics is a pattern beautifully embroidered in space, a beautiful, but at the same time powerful and even formidable dance performed by a dancer invisible to the audience who, like a circus artist, demonstrates his art under the dome of the sky. And if this is really art, real cool aerobatics, the audience freezes with admiration. A person seems to be playing with the ground, now rapidly approaching it, then at the last moment, as if teasing, triumphantly soaring up. But the earth severely punishes those who admit arrogance, lose their sense of caution. Aerobatics is a breeze, not an extra second. The pilot must record everything both inside the cockpit and outside it, except for the audience, whom he does not see, but whom he constantly remembers, and makes it so interesting for them to watch, paying for this with the utmost exertion of forces and nerves, and sometimes life. ...
The composition of the aerobatic team was determined: except Kandaurova and Kovalya, the squadron commander, lieutenant colonel Alexander Golovan and deputy commander of the air regiment Valery Soloshenko... Later, instead of the sick Kandaurov, they were joined by test pilot Colonel Victor Rossoshansky... The main criteria for selecting engineers are their versatility, the ability to complete any technical support task. Further developments confirmed the correctness of this approach.
Both people and combat aircraft had to endure a long marathon in two dozen cities in Canada and the United States in unusual conditions. High-quality training of fighters was provided at the Lviv Aircraft Repair Plant. The cars were painted in the colors of the national flag, and on the sides they were marked: UKRAINE and UKRAINE.
An-124 Ruslan took off from the Striysky airfield, which took on board two MiG-29 aircraft with undocked wings and the entire Ukrainian delegation.
The first performances were to take place at the Canadian Air Force base near Edmonton, Alberta. From the very first days, the Ukrainians never ceased to amaze the owners. Before the start of the performances, the planes had to be "folded", serviced, and prepared. It turned out that the local standards of technical support systems almost did not fit our "flashlights" at all. It became necessary to make adapters for filling complexes. Representatives of the aerodrome services have already set out to make drawings and attract specialized firms. But everything was decided much faster and easier. Our aircraft technician asked to show lathe how it turns on, and solved the problems in a few minutes. Our guys have shown their ingenuity, ingenuity, resourcefulness more than once. This is how Lieutenant General recalls the first performance in Canada Yaroslav Skalko:
- A traditional air show was held at the Nemeio military airfield near Edmonton. The pilots of 117 aircraft showed their capabilities to the audience. For the first time in the history of Canada, there were two supersonic fighters of the Ukrainian Air Force and the world's largest An-225 Mriya. And all this against the background of national holidays: the 125th anniversary of Canada, the 100th anniversary of the settlement of Ukrainians in this country, the centenary of Edmonton. And it was necessary to confirm that we came from a new, young independent state open to cooperation. The piloting program, which lasted 10-12 minutes, was aimed at achieving the maximum spectacular effect: takeoff in pairs, pass at low speed with the landing gear extended. Then one plane came in for a landing, the second - into the sky. During this short period of time, the pilot made 2-3 "bells", other elements were energetically performed at low speeds and altitudes. The show was impressive. Even the popular Stealth did not attract such attention, although it was shown for the first time in Edmonton. The spectators went on a rampage when the show host announced, "Speed - zero!" ("Speed - zero!"). The program, which the pilots themselves were developing at home, did not fail. In Edmonton, colleagues from other teams made a decision: not to release their planes until the Ukrainian pilot taxied into the parking lot. Every time our guys were greeted with a storm of applause. Takeoffs and landings of MiGs were performed to the melody "Ukraine has not died yet."
Clifford's financial risk brought him good profits from this marathon. However, for us, the political dividends were even greater. The Ukrainian diaspora played a decisive role in the attendance of such events. Participants in an unprecedented tour of Canada and the United States were the first to pass the test of fame. After that, the Air Force of Ukraine began to be invited to international aviation exhibitions and salons around the world. The experience gained is used to this day in organizing the flights of the Air Force delegations abroad.
Viktor Rossoshanskiy became one of the initiators of the creation of the aerobatic team "Ukrainian Falcons", which he headed for five years until his retirement. Nikolay Koval in 1996 at a rating airshow of military pilots in Great Britain received the first prize for aerobatics of a combat aircraft.
The case, started in 1992 by a small group of military pilots, continued until recently. The tragic events at the Sknilovsky airfield made significant amendments to aviation traditions. But, as Yaroslav Skalko said in a recent interview with 2000, "We are obliged to represent the country at all kinds of air festivals, if only because Ukraine is a powerful, developed aviation power."
Anatoly TOBILKO,press center of the Ukrainian Air Force - specially for "2000", January 2002
During the Canadian - American air tour, Ukrainian pilots took part in more than 30 demonstration performances, more than 200 flights were performed on MiG-29 and MiG-29 UB aircraft, the total flight time was 103 hours.
I would like to say more about the participants in this first triumph of Ukrainian pilots in the international arena, at demonstration performances in Canada and the USA. All of them are professionals in their field, they were previously called ACY, which is considered the highest rating of a professional career for every aviator.
Vladimir Nikolaevich Kandaurov- Hero of the Soviet Union, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR, Colonel. In 1964 he graduated with honors from the Kachin Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots and was left there as a pilot-instructor on the MiG-21. In 1966-1992 - in flight test work at the State Red Banner Scientific Testing Institute of the Air Force, where he rose from a test pilot to deputy head of the scientific test department for flight work. Graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute in 1973. He was engaged in testing combat fighters of different generations for the Air Force and Air Defense aviation, including the MiG-29 and Su-27. Since 1987, he has been testing aircraft and helicopters of the naval aviation, including the MiG-29K and Su-27K naval fighters. On November 22, 1989, the first military pilot landed on a ship on a MiG-29K aircraft. He was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Star, Friendship of Peoples, "For Service to the Motherland in the USSR Air Force" III degree, medals. Author of the book Life-Long Runway
Victor Andreevich Rossoshansky- test pilot of the 1st class, colonel. In 1971 he graduated from the Yeisk Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, in 1980 - from the Air Force Test Pilot Training Center. Since 1980, on flight - test work, participated in the tests of the Su-27, Su-27K. In 1984 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Aviation Instrumentation. On one of the MiG-21U flights (the crew - Honored Test Pilot of the USSR Colonel V.V. Vasenkov and Test Pilot 1st Class Colonel V.A. engine. An order came from the command post: to leave the plane. But the test pilots managed to bring the fighter into level flight and ... put it on their airfield with the engine off. In the fall of 1991, one of the first in the Air Force Research Institute of the Air Force to land the Su-27K on the deck of the TAVKR "Admiral Kuznetsov". In 1992 he was one of the participants in the aviation tour of the MiG-29 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Canada and the USA. In autumn 1995 he headed the aerobatic team "Ukrainian Falcons". Has performed at air shows in Great Britain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Romania and other countries. He flew about 2.5 thousand hours, mastered over 40 types of different aircraft.
Colonel Nikolay Koval- A graduate of the Chernigov Military Air Force Academy - served in the Air Force fighter regiments. In 1984, the commander of the MiG-23MLD squadron, Major Koval, took part in hostilities in Afghanistan for 732 days. During this time, he made 948 sorties, flown more than 1500 hours. He was awarded four military orders and medals. In July 1996, an official delegation of the Air Force took part in the prestigious Air Tattu air show for the first time, where sniper pilot Colonel Nikolai Koval won first place in aerobatics competition on combat aircraft in a Su-27 aircraft, demonstrating a complex set of figures. He won the Super King honorary transition prize. In 1998, Colonel Nikolai Koval was invited to take part in the international air show dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Israeli Air Force, where he was also awarded a commemorative prize.
Lieutenant colonel Valery Petrovich Soloshenko- military pilot of the 1st class, master of aerobatics. In 1972 he completed a full course of study at the Kharkov VVAUL. After graduating from college, Valery Soloshenko served in Germany, in 1976 he changed the European sky to the Transcarpathian one, where he improved his flying skills as a fighter pilot in the Mukachevo aviation fighter regiment. In 1985, by the will of fate and by order, he ended up in Syria, where he trained the flight personnel of the Syrian Air Force as a military adviser, and in 1988 he returned to the Union, to his native Transcarpathia.
In 1992, as a member of a delegation of Ukrainian military pilots, as a master of aerobatics, he took part in more than 30 demonstration flights at airfields in the USA and Canada. I considered this period in my life to be the best professional achievement.
In the 90s of the last century, difficult years came for the Air Force of Ukraine. The Mukachevo Aviation Fighter Regiment was not spared either - it was disbanded and Valery Soloshenko was appointed to the post of deputy regiment commander for educational work in Vasilkov, where he served until his transfer to the reserve in 1995.
A first-class pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Valery Soloshenko, during his 27 years of flying work, flew the L-29 and MiGakh-15, -17, -21, -23, -29 aircraft. Decorated with orders and medals.
After leaving the reserve, he took to the skies on sports planes, educated future pilots.
Lieutenant colonel Alexander Ivanovich Golovan- military pilot of the 1st class, master of aerobatics, in 1975 he graduated from the Kharkiv VVAUL named after S. Gritsevets. Then - the difficult service of a pilot in combat units of the Air Force, first Hungary, then Kazakhstan, from there he ended up in Afghanistan. There he flew more than 300 combat missions, earned government awards and gained invaluable combat experience. In his native Ukraine, he became a squadron commander in the 642nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. Then there were a number of special missions - Iraq, Bangladesh, India.
In 1992, as one of the best aerobatic pilots in Ukraine, Alexander Golovan was selected to the group of those whom the country entrusted to show the skills of Ukrainian pilots on an international tour of airfields in Canada and the United States. They practically reopened a new independent country to the world - Ukraine. After these events, Alexander Ivanovich was appointed senior inspector-pilot of the flight safety service of the 5th Aviation Complex. But, despite the previous merits, he stubbornly continued to polish his flying skills and took part in the demonstrations of the capabilities of aviation technology (MiG-29): 1993 - in Mirgorod - a demonstration to the delegates of the OSCE countries; 1996 - individual piloting during the exercise at the Kiev-Aleksandrovsky training ground; 1997 - over the Chaika airfield near Kiev, during the first aviation parade in the history of Ukraine. In addition, he actively collaborated with the management of the Odessa ARZ and helped them in flying over the repaired aircraft in different countries the world. During the period of service, he mastered about 20 types of aircraft, flown more than three thousand hours. Awarded with 15 orders and medals.
Ukrainian Falcons - Ukrainian aerobatic team,
performed aerobatics on MiG-29 aircraft
The group was created in 1995 and consisted of 6 MiG-29s. In 2002, the group's flights were discontinued, and the group was disbanded. One of the reasons for this decision was the participation of one member of the group in the Sknilovskaya plane crash.
The idea of creating the group arose in 1992, when demonstration solo flights of Ukrainian crews took place on MiG-29 and MiG-29 UB fighters in the cities of Canada and the USA. Ukrainian pilots saw the performances of the US Air Force aerobatic teams "Petrel" on the F-16 aircraft and the US Navy "Blue Angels" on the F / A-18A, F / A-18B aircraft. In the fall of 1995, it was decided to create an aerobatic team " Ukrainian Falcons»In Kirovsky, on the basis of the flight test complex of the State Aviation Scientific Test Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was located near Feodosia. Colonel was appointed the commander of the group. Victor Rossoshansky.
In July 1997, the group took part in the largest military air show Air Tatto at Feiford in the UK. In 1999 the group received the prize for the best group aerobatics in the Czech town of Hradec - Kralove. There were also performances at the international air show in Turkey.
In September 2001, for the first time in history, the group performed two demonstration flights on one day: over the Dnieper embankment in Kremenchug and over a military airfield in Poltava during the celebration of the city's day. The last flight of the aerobatic group "Ukrainian Falcons" performed on October 5, 2001 near the city of Saki.
The flight crew of the group: Victor Rossoshansky, Sergey Dudkin, Pavel Korolev, Sergey Kovalev, Vladimir Toponar, Eduard Sotnikov, Mikhail Lampik, Igor Ovchinnikov.
In the summer of 1996, in the process of working out the aerobatic figure "barrel", there was a collision of two aircraft piloted by Pavel Korolev and Sergei Dudkin. One car had a damaged wing, and the other had a keel. The skill and endurance of the pilots made it possible to land both aircraft.
At the end of 1998, during a training flight, the weather sharply worsened, and during landing, an airplane piloted by Colonel Sergei Dudkin crashed. The pilot was killed.
Former member of the "Ukrainian Falcons" Colonel Volodymyr Toponar was the commander of the crew of the Su-27 UB aircraft, which crashed during an air show at the Sknilovsky airfield. He survived, was found guilty of the tragedy and sentenced to a long prison term of 14 years. In 2002, the group was disbanded.
On September 28, 2010, the President of Ukraine supported the initiative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to resume the aerobatic team of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Ukrainian Falcons". On May 25, 2011, at the training ground of the A-4465 military unit, they flew over five modernized L-39 combat training aircraft prepared for the aerobatic team.
According to reports of Internet resources of different years, it was prepared by Anatoly NENKO.
Ukrainian Falcons(Ukrayins "ki Sokoly, Ukrainian Falcons) - aerobatic team that performed aerobatics on MiG-29 aircraft. The group was created in 1995 as a kind of copy of the Russian GVS" Strizhi "and consisted of 6 MiG-29 (5 MiG-29 9-13 (№ 101-107) and 1 MiG-29UB (№ 108)) In 2002, the group's flights were terminated and the group was disbanded due to the participation of 2 members of the group on 27.07.02 in the Sknilovskaya plane crash.
1. History
The idea of creating the group arose in 1992, when demonstration solo flights of Ukrainian crews took place on two MiG-29 9-13 fighters (serial no. 2960707542), MiG-29UB (serial no. 50903030678) with 114 BTA aircraft in cities of Canada. Viktor Rossoshansky was one of the participants in the air tour of fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Canada and the United States in 1992. Together with Hero of the Soviet Union, honored test pilot Vladimir Kondaurov, he trained two groups of Ukrainian military pilots to demonstrate aerobatics on MiG-29 aircraft.
The pilots saw the performances of the US Air Force "Thunderbirds" aerobatic teams on the F-16 aircraft and the US Navy "Blue Angels" on the F / A-18A, F / A-18B aircraft. Much time has passed from the idea to the creation of an aerobatic team in the Ukrainian Air Force. Then the question arose about the place of its deployment: Mirgorod (the place of deployment of the Su-27 and Su-27UB - 831 BTA infamous for its large non-combat losses) or Kirovskoe. The decision to create an aerobatic group "Ukrainian Falcons" in Kirovsky, on the basis of the flight test complex of the State Aviation Research Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was adopted in the fall of 1995.
The first part of the aerobatic team "Ukrainian Falcons" included test pilots: Viktor Rossoshansky, Sergei Dudkin, Pavel Korolev, Sergei Kovalev, Vladimir Toponar, Eduard Sotnikov, each of them had a solid flight time and a dozen mastered aircraft types. According to economists' calculations, each of them "cost" at least $ 5 million, and it was in this amount that the training of one test pilot was statistically estimated. The group commander was appointed Colonel Viktor Rossoshanskiy, who was the oldest among the pilots and had the most experience - he flew almost 2.5 thousand hours (in other words, spent 4 months of his life in the air), mastered more than 40 types of various aircraft, one of the first (in the list of the trained group it goes as No. 54) "taught" to sit on the deck of an aircraft carrier and take off from it ship-borne fighters Su-27K (now Su-33).
1996 the aerobatic team began the first trainings on the L-39C training aircraft. In the early summer of 1996, the Sokol was transferred to the MiG-29 9-13 and MiG-29UB and began training flights on combat aircraft. In the summer of 1996, in the process of practicing the "barrel" aerobatic figure, there was a collision in the air between the planes of Colonels Pavel Korolev and Sergey Dudkin and Viktor Rossoshansky (it was the same MiG-29UB (serial number 50903030678) with 114 BTA aircraft flying to Canada), in one the wing of the car was damaged, and the keel of the second was damaged. The skill and endurance of the pilots made it possible to land both aircraft.
On May 9, 1997, the Ukrainian Falcons performed a salient over the Chaika airfield near Kiev. At that time in the world there were only 5 other groups performing on combat aircraft - "Thunderbirds" and "Blue Angels" (USA), "Russian Knights", Swifts (Russia), Heavenly Hussars (Russia). The rest of the aerobatic teams performed on combat training aircraft. It is worth noting that despite the fact that the vehicles were classified as TCB, they were, however, used as combat (MV-339 of the Freche tricolor group in 1982 fought as attack aircraft in the Falklands)
In July 1997, the group took part in the largest military air show Air Tatto at Feiford.
At the end of 1998, during a regular training session, the weather sharply worsened, which is typical for Crimea, and during the landing, an airplane piloted by Colonel Sergei Dudkin crashed and died (MiG-29 9-13 # 107 crashed).
2. Sknilovskaya tragedy
Ukrainian Falcons represented a team from the wars of pilots of the Ukrainian Air Force. Former member of the Ukrainian Sokolov Colonel Vladimir Toponar was the commander of the crew of the Su-27UB aircraft (No. 42, serial No. 96310425070 - 894 VAP), which crashed during an air show at the Sknilovsky airfield. He survived, was found guilty of the tragedy and sentenced to a long prison term of 14 years.
3. Pseudo-restoration, Yushchenko
April 17, 2008 Viktor Yushchenko proposed to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine within three months to develop a program to restore the activities of the aerobatic team "Ukrainian Falcons". On January 10, 2009 Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on the implementation of the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine dated September 26, 2008 "On urgent tasks to increase the defense capability of Ukraine" falcons "". In August 2009, 2 MiG-29 9-13 (No. 31 (No. 2960731638) and No. 33 (No. 2960731642)) from the 40 DA train (previously the vehicles belonged to 9BTA in Ozernoye) and 1 MiG-29 9-13 (No. 09 - the car with will be 114 BTA (Ivano-Frankivsk - the formerly colorful personalized aircraft "named after A.I. the "pseudo-Falcon" scheme was repainted with MiG-29UB No. 91 of 40 DA, but this did not mean the restoration of the group. and the vehicles were returned back to the units to which they were assigned (as of today (November 10, 2010), 7 Mog-29s with 114BTA (Ivano-Frankivsk), 7 of 40 DA (Vasilkov), 2 of 204 BTAs are able to take off. (Belbek) of all of them, only 5 combat-ready aircraft with 114BTA and 4 out of 40TAK). The real US vehicles remained on the base in Kirovskoye, where they are already in a decaying state.
4. Attempts to restore the group on Yanukovych
Last year, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych announced his intention to resume the aerobatic team "Ukrainian Falcons". Already in 2011, as part of preparations for the military parade on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Ukraine's Independence, 5 L-39 training aircraft were modernized and painted in the colors of "Ukrainian Falcons" at domestic aircraft repair enterprises. A little later, the tactical aviation brigade located in Nikolaev received five new L-39 aircraft, of which it is planned to form the restored aerobatic group "Ukrainian Falcons". Since the military parade to mark the 20th anniversary of Ukraine's independence was canceled, at the beginning of 2012 the share of the aerobatic team remains unknown.
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- In 2007, "Ukrainian Falcons" will begin training on L-39 aircraft - www.kmu.gov.ua/control/publish/article?art_id=56778271
- Photos of the aerobatic team - spotters.net.ua / albums / album /? id = 28
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Ukrainian Falcons is a Ukrainian aerobatic team that performed aerobatics on MiG-29 aircraft. The group was created in 1995 and consisted of 6 MiG-29s. In 2002, the group's flights were discontinued, and the group was disbanded. One of the reasons for this decision was the participation of one member of the group in the Sknilovskaya plane crash. On May 25, 2011, the revived aerobatic team began training.
Group history
The idea of creating the group arose in 1992, when demonstration solo flights of Ukrainian crews took place on MiG-29 and MiG-29UB fighters in the cities of Canada and the USA. Ukrainian pilots saw the performances of the US Air Force aerobatic teams "Petrel" on the F-16 aircraft and the US Navy "Blue Angels" on the F / A-18A, F / A-18B aircraft. In the fall of 1995, it was decided to create an aerobatic group "Ukrainian Falcons" in Kirovsky, on the basis of the flight test complex of the State Aviation Research Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is located near Feodosia. Colonel Viktor Rossoshansky was appointed the group commander.
Speeches
In 1996, the "Ukrainian Falcons" began to train on the L-39 trainer aircraft. It started with single flights, then a couple, and then a triple. On the L-39, aerobatics, group flight and emergency situations were practiced. In early summer 1996, the Falcons were transferred to the MiG-29. On May 9, 1997, the Ukrainian Falcons performed a performance over the Chaika airfield near Kiev. By that time, there were only 5 groups in the world that performed on combat aircraft - the American "Petrel" and "Blue Angels", the Russian "Russian Knights", "Swifts", "Heavenly Hussars". The rest of the aerobatic teams performed on combat training aircraft.
In July 1997, the group took part in the largest military air show Air Tatto at Feiford in the UK. In 1999 the group won the prize for the best group aerobatics in the Czech town of Hradec Králové. There were also performances at the international air show in Turkey. In September 2001, for the first time in history, the group performed two demonstration flights on one day: over the Dnieper embankment in Kremenchug and over a military airfield in Poltava during the celebration of the city's day. The last flight of the aerobatic group "Ukrainian Falcons" was performed on October 5, 2001, having completed a group flight near the city of Saki. On May 25, 2011, the revived aerobatic team began training on the modernized L-39 combat trainer.
Ukrainian Falcons (Ukrainian Falcons) is a Ukrainian aerobatic team that performed aerobatics on MiG-29 aircraft. The group was created in 1995 and consisted of 6 MiG-29s. In 2002, the group's flights were discontinued, and the group was disbanded. One of the reasons for this decision was the participation of one member of the group in the Sknilovskaya plane crash.
Group history
The idea of creating the group arose in 1992, when demonstration solo flights of Ukrainian crews took place on MiG-29 and MiG-29UB fighters in the cities of Canada and the USA. Ukrainian pilots saw the performances of the US Air Force aerobatic teams "Petrel" on the F-16 aircraft and the US Navy "Blue Angels" on the F / A-18A, F / A-18B aircraft. In the fall of 1995, it was decided to create an aerobatic group "Ukrainian Falcons" in Kirovsky, on the basis of the flight test complex of the State Aviation Research Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is located near Feodosia. Colonel Viktor Rossoshansky was appointed the group commander. In 2002, the group was disbanded. September 28, 2010 President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych supported the initiative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to resume the aerobatic team of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Ukrainian Falcons".
Speeches
In 1996, the "Ukrainian Falcons" began to train on the L-39 trainer aircraft. It started with single flights, then a couple, and then a triple. On the L-39, aerobatics, group flight and emergency situations were practiced. In early summer 1996, the Falcons were transferred to the MiG-29. On May 9, 1997, the Ukrainian Falcons performed a performance over the Chaika airfield near Kiev. By that time, there were only 5 groups in the world that performed on combat aircraft - the American "Petrel" and "Blue Angels", the Russian "Russian Knights", "Swifts", "Heavenly Hussars". The rest of the aerobatic teams performed on combat training aircraft. In July 1997, the group took part in the largest military air show Air Tatto at Feiford in the UK. In 1999 the group won the prize for the best group aerobatics in the Czech town of Hradec Králové. There were also performances at the international air show in Turkey. In September 2001, for the first time in history, the group performed two demonstration flights on one day: over the Dnieper embankment in Kremenchug and over a military airfield in Poltava during the celebration of the city's day. The last flight of the aerobatic group "Ukrainian Falcons" was performed on October 5, 2001, having completed a group flight near the city of Saki.
Flight crew of the group
Victor Rossoshansky - since 1996 Sergey Dudkin - since 1996 Pavel Korolev - since 1996 Sergey Kovalev - since 1996 Vladimir Toponar - since 1996 Eduard Sotnikov - since 1996 Mikhail Lampik - since 1998 Igor Ovchinnikov - since 1998
Flight accidents
In the summer of 1996, in the process of practicing the aerobatic figure "barrel", there was a collision of two aircraft piloted by Pavel Korolev and Sergei Dudkin. One car had a damaged wing, and ...
The group's flights were discontinued, and the group was disbanded. One of the reasons for this decision was the participation of one member of the group in the Sknilovskaya plane crash.
Group history
The idea of creating the group arose in 1992, when demonstration solo flights of Ukrainian crews took place on MiG-29 and MiG-29UB fighters in the cities of Canada and the USA. Ukrainian pilots saw the performances of the US Air Force aerobatic teams "Petrel" on the F-16 aircraft and the US Navy "Blue Angels" on the F / A-18A, F / A-18B aircraft. In the fall of 1995, it was decided to create an aerobatic group "Ukrainian Falcons" in Kirovsky, on the basis of the flight test complex of the State Aviation Research Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is located near Feodosia. Colonel Viktor Rossoshansky was appointed the group commander. In 2002, the group was disbanded.
September 28, 2010 President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych supported the initiative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to resume the aerobatic team of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Ukrainian Falcons".
Speeches
Flight crew of the group
Flight accidents
- In the summer of 1996, in the process of practicing the aerobatic figure "barrel", there was a collision of two aircraft piloted by Pavel Korolev and Sergei Dudkin. One car had a damaged wing, and the other had a keel. The skill and endurance of the pilots made it possible to land both aircraft.
- At the end of 1998, during a training flight, the weather sharply worsened, and during landing, an airplane piloted by Colonel Sergei Dudkin crashed. The pilot was killed.
- Former member of the Ukrainian Sokolov Colonel Vladimir Toponar was the commander of the crew of the Su-27 UB, which crashed during an air show at the Sknilovsky airfield. He survived, was found guilty of the tragedy and sentenced to a long prison term of 14 years.
Rebirth of the group
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