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We know lot about The State Aviation Museum of Ukraine (Zhulyany) (It is

the youngest and at the same time the largest historical museum of the country's

technicalestablished in 2003 crowning a noble date - 100 years of world aviation).But there also exists another place to see different aircraft in details and to

sit in their cockpits. It is well known as a training hangar at NAU. This is a mini air

station near the center of the city, where more than a dozen different aircraft,

helicopters, lots of equipment and other auxiliary equipment are settled. Most of

the equipment is prepared and efficient.

The hangar is the largest in Europe. The object was built on a special project

to reproduce a real airfield for training of highly qualified aviation specialists. The

unique design of the roof was applied during the construction of the hangar

(similar is only in the "Olympic" in Moscow.) Building started in 1973 and

finished in 1980. And also it took two years to bring the exhibits to the museum.

Previously prepared for transportation, they were taken from Zhulyany at night.

Transportation of such equipment is a large-scale event. Services of the state traffic

police, "Gorelectrotrans" and road transport companies were involved in this.

One of the walls is a huge metal, almost 60-meter, doors through which

aircraft can completely enter.

Aviation equipment is included under the voltage during the tour. Visitors

can see how the screws rotate, landing of the gear. It is possible to get inside the

aircraft and helicopters, to sit at the helm.

Technique preparation allows you to see "inward" of the aircraft,

construction of the fuselage, wings and various aircraft systems.

Specialized classrooms equipped with the aircraft units, stands for the study

of the basic functional systems of aircraft, mounted with real structural elements of

systems are situated in the hangar.

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Aircraft of a wide range of constructive schemes, different periods of

development and exploitation placed in the hangar.

Aircraft: The Tupolev ANT-7, The Antonov An-24, The Tupolev Tu-154,

The Yakovlev Yak-42, Let L-410 Turbolet, The Antonov An-2, The Antonov

An-26.

Helicopters: The Mil Mi-8T, The Mil Mi-2 (2 units), The Mil Mi-4,

The Kamov Ka-26.

The special attention is paid to the history of the construction of aircraft.

One of the world's first all-metal aircraft construction AM Tupolev ANT-7 (1929

release), as well as a unique collection of aircraft engines of the last century: "Ron"

(1913), M-11 (1927), M-17 (1936) are situated in the hangar .

In addition to aircraft there are training samples of real, which provides

maintenance of aircraft on the ground. This is a set of special ground equipment:

UPG-400 (Hydraulic power station), mobile aircraft repair workshops, etc.

Exposition of motors is impressive. There is an instance of 1913 and the

motor with capacity of 15 000 horsepower (1954). Separately presented gas turbine

aircraft engines D-20P, NK-12MV, NC-8-second.

Only civil technique was in the hangar earlier, but recently bombs, guns,

missiles and other military equipment began to appear there.

Unique museum exhibits:

- The world's only ANT-7;

- The first test Yak-42 with swept wings;

- The first production of An-24;

- 9th serial Tu-154 - one of the most produced aircraft of Aeroflot;

- Rotating combustion engine of 1913 issue;

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- The most powerful turboprop aircraft engine NK-12VM with capacity of 15

000 liters;

- Stand of wheel control system of Tu-144;

- Elements of air defense missile systems - S-300