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. ... 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 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 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 (NATO reporting name Crusty) was a Russian twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9. ... Overhead view of Tu-154 airliner, operated by Aeroflot at Moscow airport. ... 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-95 (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 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) 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 is a large fixed-wing aircraft (an aeroplane/airplane) initially designed for the transport of paying passengers, and usually operated by an airline company (which owns or leases the aircraft). ... Tupolev Tu-95 Bear The Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name Bear) is the most successful Tupolev strategic bomber and missile carrier from the times of 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. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... 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 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rehabilitation in the context of Soviet or Russian topics is often a false friend used to translate the Russian term reabilitatsiya as applied to convicted persons. ... 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 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. ... Tupolev Tu-144LL 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). ...