Nikolai Rybko

Nikolai Stepanovich Rybko (Russian: Николай Степанович Рыбко; 26 March [O.S. 13 March] 1911 – 28 August 1977) was a decorated and test pilot and lead engineer of the Gromov Flight Research Institute. He participated in tests of roughly 110 aircraft types and variations before his piloting career was cut short in 1954 by injuries from a car accident that left him grounded.

Nikolai Rybko

Nikolai Stepanovich Rybko (Russian: Николай Степанович Рыбко; 26 March [O.S. 13 March] 1911 – 28 August 1977) was a decorated and test pilot and lead engineer of the Gromov Flight Research Institute. He participated in tests of roughly 110 aircraft types and variations before his piloting career was cut short in 1954 by injuries from a car accident that left him grounded.