Petro Balabuyev

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name = Petro Vasylovych Balabuyev


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caption = Petro Balabuyev with the An-148 in the background.
birth_date = birth date|1931|3|23
birth_place = flagicon|URS Valuisk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
death_date = death date and age|2007|5|17|1931|3|23
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occupation = Antonov aircraft designer
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Petro Vasylovych Balabuyev _uk. Петро Васильович Балабуєв (March 23, 1931, Valuisk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union — May 17, 2007) was a Ukrainian airplane designer.

He was the lead designer of many Antonov airplanes, including the An-225 airplane, currently the world's largest aircraft and the An-124. He was also the head of the Kiev-based Antonov Aircraft for almost 20 years.

On December 3, 1999, Balabuyev was awarded the title "Hero of Ukraine." [cite web|url=http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=1635%2F99|title=On the national appointment of "Hero of Ukraine" by the President|publisher=Verkhovna Rada|accessdate=2006-05-17|language=Ukrainian] In 2001, he was awarded the Edward Warner Award.

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Persondata
NAME= Balabuyev, Petro Vasylovych
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Петро Васильович Балабуєв
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Aircraft designer of the An-225
DATE OF BIRTH= March 23, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH= Valuisk, Luhansk Oblast
DATE OF DEATH=May 17, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH=