Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev

Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev (Russian: Андре́й Никола́евич Ту́полев; November 10, 1888 – December 23, 1972) was a pioneering Russian aircraft designer. Aeronautical engineer Andrei Tupolev File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Aeronautical engineer Andrei Tupolev File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Russian (русский язык  listen?) is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ...

Tupolev was born in Pustomazovo, Russia. His most famous passenger designs are the Tu-134 and Tu-154. During his career, Tupolev was the creator of more than 100 types of aircraft which were used to set 78 world records. In recognition of his work, he was made an honorary member of Britain's Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. An Aeroflot Tu-134 sits on the tarmac The Tupolev Tu-134 was a Russian twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9. ... The Tupolev Tu-154 is a Russian medium-range trijet airliner. ... Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society is the worlds leading authority on aviation. ... The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the scholarly society for the field of aerospace engineering. ...

He was a leading designer at the Moscow-based Central Aero-Hydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) from 1929 until his death in 1972. This design bureau produced mostly bombers and airliners. Of the military aircraft he designed, the Tupolev Tu-26 (an intercontinental bomber) is probably the most famous. TsAGI is a transliteration of the Russian abbreviation for Центра́льный аэрогидродинами́ческий институ́т (ЦАГИ) or Tsentralniy Aerogidrodinamicheskiy Institut, the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... An airliner of Air Jamaica, the Airbus A340 An airliner is a type of aircraft initially designed for the transport of paying passengers. ... The Tupolev Tu-22M (NATO reporting name Backfire) was a supersonic, swing-wing, long-range strategic bomber developed by the Soviet Union. ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ...

Tupolev was arrested in 1937 together with another famous aircraft designer, Vladimir Petlyakov, charged with the creation of "Russian Fascist Party". In 1939 he was moved from a prison into Bolshevo near Moscow, where an NKVD sharashka for aircraft designers was established and where many of his colleagues from TsAGI have already been working. Soon it was moved to Moscow and was known as "Tupolevka". Officially Tupolev was convicted in 1940 for 10 years, but released in 1944 "for carrying out important defense works". However he was fully rehabilitated only two years after Stalin's death, in 1955. Vladimir Mikhailovich Petlyakov Vladimir Mikhailovich Petlyakov (Владимир Михайлович Петляков in Russian) (6. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... Black Ravens by Boris Vladimirski, a depiction of the cars used by NKVD agents. ... Sharashka (sometimes Sharaga or Sharazhka, Russian: шара́шка) was an informal name for secret research and development laboratories in the Soviet Gulag labor camp system. ... TsAGI is a transliteration of the Russian abbreviation for Центра́льный аэрогидродинами́ческий институ́т (ЦАГИ) or Tsentralniy Aerogidrodinamicheskiy Institut, the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Iosif (usually anglicized as Joseph) Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), original name Ioseb Jughashvili (Georgian: იოსებ ჯუღაშვილი; see Other names section) (December 21, 1879[1] – March 5, 1953) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and leader of the Soviet Union. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

He is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Russia. Novodevichy Cemetery (Новодевичье кла́дбище) is located in Moscow, Russia and is the citys third most popular tourist site. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronounciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. ...

His son Alexei Tupolev (1925–2001) was also a famous aircraft designer. His most famous design was the supersonic airliner Tupolev Tu-144. Alexei Andreyevich Tupolev (May 20, 1925 _ May 12, 2001) was a Soviet aircraft designer who led the development of the first Soviet supersonic passenger jet, the Tupolev Tu_144. ... The Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO reporting name: Charger) was a supersonic airliner constructed under management of the Soviet Tupolev design bureau headed by Alexei Tupolev (1925-2001). ...