Russian design bureaus and their founders

We all know that Soviet/Russian aircraft are named after their designers. In fact, most Russian weaponry share the same characteristic. Beriev, Ilyushin, Sukhoi, MiG (Mikoyan and Gurevich), Tupolev, Yakovlev and Myasishchev are names of remarkable design bureaus that produced legendary aircraft. In this post, I will illustrate the short biographies of the founders of Russia's famous design bureaus and the aircraft they have produced.

1- Mikoyan (formerly known as Mikoyan-and-Gurevich Design Bureau):

- Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan: was a Soviet aircraft designer of Armenian descent. In partnership with Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich he designed many of the famous MiG military aircraft. He personal saw the design of MiG-1, MiG-3, MiG-9, MiG-15, MiG-15, MiG-17, MiG-19, MiG-21 and MiG-23.

- Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich: was a Soviet aircraft designer, a partner (with Artem Mikoyan) of the famous MiG military aviation bureau. He was of Ukrainian Jewish Heritage.

2- Sukhoi Company (formerly known as Sukhoi Design Bureau):

- Pavel Sukhoi: was a Soviet aerospace engineer and designer of the Sukhoi military aircraft.

3- Yak Aircraft Corporation (formerly known as A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau):

- Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev: was a Soviet aeronautical engineer. He designed the Yakovlev military aircraft and founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau.

4- Tupolev (formerly known as Tupolev Design Bureau):

- Andrei Tupolev: was a pioneering Soviet aircraft designer. During his career, he designed and oversaw the design of more than 100 types of aircraft, some of which set 78 world records.

5- Ilyushin Design Bureau:

- Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin: was a Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau.

6- Beriev Aircraft Company (formerly known as Beriev Design Bureau):

- Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev: founded the Soviet Union's Beriev Design Bureau in Taganrog, which concentrated on amphibious aircraft.

7- V. M. Myasishchev Experimental Design Bureau:

- Vladimir Myasishchev: was a Soviet aircraft designer and founder of Myasishchev Experimental Design Bureau in 1951. The most famous aircraft produced by this design bureau include the M-4 four-engined strategic bomber and M-50 four-engine supersonic bomber (never saw service).

8- Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau:

- Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev: was a designer of high-speed shipbuilding. He invented and designed the world's first Ekranoplans (wing-in-ground-effect vehicles). One of his famous crafts is the An-90 Orlyonok.

9- Polikarpov Design Bureau:

- Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov: was a Soviet aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer, known as "King of Fighters". After his death, the design bureau was absorbed into Lavochkin, but with some of its engineers going to Mikoyan-Gurevich and its production facilities going to Sukhoi. His design bureau was most famous for the Po-2, I-5, I-6, and I-15.

10- Lavochkin Research and Production Association:

- Semyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin: a Soviet aerospace engineer, Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Lavochkin aircraft design bureau. Many of his fighter designs were produced in large numbers for Soviet forces during World War II. Famous Lavochkin fighters include La-5, La-7 and La-9.

Biography Source: Wikipedia