Kyiv Polytechnic Institute: History of the Aviation Direction (first third of XX century)

In this article the history of aviation direction of education and technology in the Kyiv Polytechnic institute (end of XIX – 30-years of XX centuries) is presented: from the activity of the student Aeronotical group (1908-1915) to preparing of engineers for aviation industry and foundation in 1933 on the basis of aviation faculty of KPI the Kyiv Aviation Institute (now – the National aviation university)