Antonija Trupinić

Bojnica zrakoplovstva, probna pilotkinja, instruktorica letenja
Zapovjedništvo Hrvatskog ratnog zrakoplovstva

Antonija Trupinić je magistra inženjerka aeronautike i vojna pilotkinja helikoptera od 2008. godine, instruktorica letenja i probna pilotkinja, bojnica Hrvatskog ratnog zrakoplovstva. Rođena je 15. kolovoza 1984. godine u Novoj Gradiški, završila studij aeronautike na Fakultetu prometnih znanosti 2008. godine te stekla titulu magistre inženjerke aeronautike, zvanje vojne pilotkinje helikoptera te je odmah po dobivanju diplome zapolena u 393. eskadrili helikoptera u Zadru. 2010. godine postaje i instruktorica letenja, a 2015. godine probna pilotkinja na lakim helikopterima Bell 206B. 2022. godine je promaknuta i u čin bojnice zrakoplovstva u Hrvatskom ratnom zrakoplovstvu. Jedna je od osam žena vojnih pilotkinja u Hrvatskoj. U slobodno vrijeme se profesionalno i vrlo intenzivno bavi fitnessom gdje pomaže i drugim ženama kako bi vježbanjem i pravilnom prehranom očuvale svoje zdravlje, ali i izgradile samopouzdanje brinući o svom tijelu. Inauguralna je dobitnica međunarodne prestižne nagrade Utjecajne hrvatske žene, 2016. u kategoriji Žene u oružanim snagama.

English
Antonija Trupinić is a Major in the Croatian Air Force. She holds a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering and has been a military helicopter pilot since 2008 subsequently becoming a flight instructor and test pilot. Born on August 15, 1984 in Nova Gradiška, Antonija completed her studies in aeronautics at the Faculty of Transport Sciences in 2008 and later obtained her masters of aeronautical engineering. She became a military helicopter pilot and, immediately following graduation, was employed with the 393rd helicopter squadron in Zadar. In 2010, she became a flight instructor, and in 2015, a test pilot on Bell 206B light helicopters. In 2022, Antonija was promoted to the rank of aviation Major in the Croatian Air Force. She is one of only eight female military pilots in Croatia. In her free time, she is professionally and intensively engaged in fitness, where she helps other women to maintain their health through exercise and proper nutrition, and to build self-confidence by taking care of their bodies. She is a winner of the Inaugural Croatian Women of Influence Award, 2016 in the category of Women in the Military.

Published on 11/02/2022