Belyakov: A Legend Passes On
AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » MARCH 7, 2014
Belyakov was the designer behind the MiG-29 Fulcrum, which became the principal tactical fighter of the Soviet air force and an export success. (Photo: RAC MiG)
March 4, 2014, 1:05 PM
On February 28 Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Rostislav Apollosovich Belyakov passed away, just days before his 95th birthday. Little known outside Russia until the late 1980s, Belyakov was the brilliant aeronautical engineer behind much of the successful MiG jet fighter dynasty. Despite taking on the running of the Mikoyan OKB(design bureau) from 1971, Belyakov remained very much a “hands-on” manager, leading or co-leading the design teams that produced the MiG-23, 25, 27, 29 and 31, which became the backbone of the Soviet/Russian air force.
Ingen kommentarer:
Legg inn en kommentar
Merk: Bare medlemmer av denne bloggen kan legge inn en kommentar.