Mikhail Gromov (aviator)
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Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov was a famous Russian
aviator
and Hero of the Soviet Union
.
On 12-14 July 1937, Mikhail Gromov, A. B. Yumashev and S. A. Danilin established a new non-stop flight distance record of 10148 kilometres (6,305.7 mi) from Moscow
to San Jacinto, California
, U.S.
, via the North Pole
in a Tupolev ANT-25
.
He was the first director of the LII
, a flight research institute which currently bears his name as does the square in the city of Zhukovsky
near it.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
aviator
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
.
On 12-14 July 1937, Mikhail Gromov, A. B. Yumashev and S. A. Danilin established a new non-stop flight distance record of 10148 kilometres (6,305.7 mi) from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
to San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, via the North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
in a Tupolev ANT-25
Tupolev ANT-25
The Tupolev ANT-25 was a Soviet long-range experimental aircraft which was also tried as a bomber. First constructed in 1933, it was used by the Soviet Union for a number of record-breaking flights.-History and records:...
.
He was the first director of the LII
Gromov Flight Research Institute
M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute or LII for short is an important Russian aircraft test base, scientific research center located in Zhukovsky, 40 km south-east of Moscow.It has one of the longest runways in Europe at 5,403 m...
, a flight research institute which currently bears his name as does the square in the city of Zhukovsky
Zhukovsky (city)
Zhukovsky is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, southeast of Moscow. Population: The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh . It was named after Alexey Stakhanov - a famous Soviet miner...
near it.