Antonov Aircraft in the Arctic

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Television Film Studio "Ukrtelefilm", 1985.

The documentary film "Wings for the North. Contribution of Ukrainian Aircraft Builders" is dedicated to aircraft models created by the Oleg Antonov Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex (now Antonov Joint Stock Company) for operation in the harsh conditions of the Arctic.

On the video: a conversation with pilots who worked in Arctic expeditions, sharing their experience working on the AN-2 and other models produced by the Antonov ANTC; mechanics at work, training and maintenance of aircraft; the history of the development of the Arctic by Soviet researchers and pilots; comments on the technical capabilities of aircraft produced by the Antonov ANTC.

Comments: pilots Konstantin Mikhailenko, Ivan Gurinov, Oleksandr Polyakov, L. V. Belenky, Z. K. Kyrylets; flight engineers Yuri Bezfamilny and Mikhail Chagin; Director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the USSR, Doctor of Geographical Sciences Boris Krutskikh; Chief State Inspector of the Northern Sea Route Administration of the Ministry of Maritime Fleet Mark Shevelev; Commander of the Salekhard Aviation Enterprise Vladimir Vasilyev; Test Pilot Valery Shlyakhov; Test Navigator Vladimir Spasibo; Head of the Department of the General Designer of the Antonov ANC A. G. Bulanenko.

The film is in russian. Contains elements of Soviet propaganda.