300 years of collective aviation experience

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History of I'M AERO Company

The company was founded in 2001 as an airclub. Later on, the common interests of conquering heights turned into a commercial project. In 2005, I'M AERO began developing an ultra-light coaxial helicopter. In 2018, the company began developing an unmanned helicopter. Today I'M AERO is an aviation company specializing in the design, development and production of manned and unmanned aircraft.

The team of the company is represented by specialists with higher technical, aviation and engineering education. Experience in the field of aircraft construction is evaluated for decades. Engineers and designers of I 'M AERO have developed and patented coaxial helicopter, which has no analogues in the world market. Such helicopters and UAVs are characterized by high reliability, low noise level, high efficiency at power per unit mass ratio.


Company Core Values:

  • EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO
  • LASTING CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
  • INTEGRITY IN CHARACTER AND SPIRIT
  • TENACITY
  • ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

    • Our Team

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    Kirill Ratnikov

    Co-Founder, President

    PhD, MBA. Businessman, 15 years of experience in corporate finance, M&A transactions. He worked for The Carlyle Group and Rosneft.

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    Sergey Mikryukov

    Co-Founder, COO

    Education: Voroshilovgrad Higher Military Aviation School of navigators; Y.A. Gagarin Air Force Academy; Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. More than 30 years in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, more than 10 years of experience in the management of a number of large aviation enterprises in Russia. He was awarded the Orders "For military service" and the medal "For Valiant Labor"

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    David E. Baskett

    Dave had many years of military aviation service, successful special defense programs including some projects that had direct Congressional reporting and oversight assignments and White House authority. Post active duty he was responsible for acquiring and delivery of foreign fixed and rotor wing military aircraft to the US DOD and supporting them. He has qualified for EAA Inspector, FAA security, and airline inspector certificates. He served with the Civil Air Patrol while earning his Degree in Aerospace Management in Denver. Dave is a director for the Santa Maria Public Airport District.