Alexei Tupolev
Alexei Tupolev | |
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The Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO reporting name: "Charger") was one of the world's only two supersonic transport aircraft (SST) to enter civilian service, along with the Concorde, and was constructed under the direction of the Soviet Tupolev design bureau headed by Alexei Tupolev. | |
Native name | Алексе́й Андре́евич Ту́полев |
Born | May 20, 1925 |
Died | May 12, 2001 75) | (aged
Nationality | Russian |
Education | Moscow Aviation Institute |
Parent(s) | Andrei Tupolev |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Aircraft design |
Institutions | Tupolev Design Bureau |
Projects | Buran space shuttle |
Significant design | Tupolev Tu-144 |
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Alexei Andreyevich Tupolev (Russian: Алексе́й Андре́евич Ту́полев; May 20, 1925 – May 12, 2001) was a Soviet aircraft designer who led the development of the first supersonic passenger jet, the Tupolev Tu-144. He also helped design the Buran space shuttle and the long-range heavy bomber Tu-2000, both of which were suspended for lack of funding.
Tupolev was the son of famed Soviet aircraft pioneer, Andrei Tupolev. He graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1949 and began working with his father at the Tupolev Design Bureau. He became chief designer in 1963 and general designer in 1973.
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