Glorious traditions of the Kyiv higher military aviation engineering school ; Славетні традиції Київського вищого військового авіаційного інженерного училища

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Abstract

The article provides a retrospective analysis of the glorious path taken by the Kyiv Higher Military Aviation Engineering School and its significant contribution to the formation of many generations of highly qualified professional aviation engineers for their dedicated service in the aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Interesting facts about the main stages of formation of the school, changes in its leadership, structure, tasks and outstanding personalities are given. As a result of the study it was found that the Kyiv Higher Military Aviation Engineering School (KHMAES) was formed on September 1, 1951 as the Kyiv Higher Engineering Radio Engineering School of the Air Force, receiving the Battle Flag on February 23, 1952. In April 1956, the school was renamed the Kyiv Higher Air Force Engineering and Aviation School. In May 1973, the school became known as the Kyiv Higher Military Aviation Engineering School. The main positive aspects in the organization of the institution for the entire period of its existence are: command and departments paid constant attention to research work, which aimed to set the educational process on a scientific basis, increase the professional training of teaching staff; more than 70% of school teachers had academic degrees and titles; during the whole period of the school's existence the educational and material base at all faculties and departments was actively and successfully improved; with the expansion of research and raising their scientific level, the school's ties with the Air Force, research organizations, higher military educational institutions, the aviation industry, etc. were constantly strengthened;experience in combat use, operation and repair of new aircraft was comprehensively and deeply discussed at scientific and technical conferences, methodological meetings and seminars held at the school with the active participation of representatives of aviation units and taken into account in course programs. The Aviation and Air Defense Institute of the National Defense University of Ukraine named after Ivan Cherniakhovskyi is currently considered to be the legal successor and a kind of custodian of the glorious traditions of the Kyiv Higher Military Aviation Engineering School. The tasks have changed, now the university trains officers of tactical, operational and strategic levels within the master's program, on courses of professional military education of officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine L-2, L-3, L-4 and on advanced training courses. Accordingly, approaches to the organization of the educational process have changed. However, in spite of this, according to the authors, the management and all personnel of the Institute of Aviation and Air Defense must take into account the invaluable experience of organizing the operation of Kyiv Higher Military Aviation Engineering School, use scientific, methodological, technical, etc. optimization of processes of training highly qualified aviation engineers-professionals for aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Keywords. Тhe Motherland defender, KHMAES, historical path, aviation engineer, traditions. ; У статті проведено ретроспективний аналіз славетного шляху, пройденого Київським вищим військовим авіаційним інженерним училищем (далі — КВВАІУ), та його значного вкладу у формуванні багатьох поколінь висококваліфікованих авіаційних інженерів-професіоналів для їх самовідданої служби у лавах авіації Збройних Сил України. Наведені цікаві факти щодо основних етапів формування училища, змін у його керівництві, структурі, завданнях та видатних особистостей. Показано, що натепер правонаступником славетного вишу є Інститут авіації та протиповітряної оборони Національного університету оборони України імені Івана Черняховського, який уособлює собою спадкоємність поколінь і гідно продовжує почесну справу підготовки високопрофесійного кадрового резерву військових інженерів-авіаторів. Ключові слова: захисник Батьківщини, КВВАІУ, історичний шлях, авіаційний інженер, традиції