Nikolai Kuimov

Nikolai Dimitriyevich Kuimov (Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Куимов; 16 December 1957 – 17 August 2021) was a Russian test pilot. He was awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation in 2007 by President Vladimir Putin. He was known for testing the safety of many well known airplane models, including the Il-76, Il-86, Il-96, Il-114, and Il-103. Kuimov was born in Podolsk, then-Soviet Union.

Kuimov was killed in an airplane crash near Kubinka, Russia on 17 August 2021, aged 63.

Nikolai Kuimov Media

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  Il-96-300-PU, one of the Russian presidential aircraft. Kuimov carried out the version's first test flight, and oversaw its test flight program.

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  A model of the Il-112V. Kuimov carried out the first test flight of the aircraft in 2019, and was killed flying it on later tests in 2021.