Ukraine - North Pole - 2000
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Ukraine - North Pole - 2000 is a Ukraine parachute expedition to the North Pole in 2000. The expedition was a success. Members of Ukraine National Parachute Team took part in it.
Five aircraft units were involved: An-28 -1; IL-76 -1; An-26 -1.; helicopters Mi -8-2.
It consisted of two parts: a flight on the Kyiv-Khatanga-North Pole-Khatanga-Kyiv route and the landing of parachutists from the Il-76 aircraft on the drifting ice of the North Pole and the flight of the AN-28 aircraft on a similar route with a landing on the same iceberg. The AN-28 ski-chassis was successfully tested on the expedition.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "History and members". www.ec-arctic.ru.
- ^ "Welcome to Ukraine". www.wumag.kiev.ua.
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