Alexei Tupolev
- Birth Date:
- 20.05.1925
- Death date:
- 12.05.2001
- Length of life:
- 75
- Days since birth:
- 36137
- Years since birth:
- 98
- Days since death:
- 8386
- Years since death:
- 22
- Extra names:
- Aleksiej Tupolew, Алексей Туполев, Алексей Андреевич Туполев
- Categories:
- Constructor
- Cemetery:
- Novodevichy Cemetery
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 Tu-2000, which has been suspended because of the lack of funds.
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.
Airliners designed by Andrei Tupolev
List (partial) of retired or active airliners designed or made by aviation designer/engineer Andrei Tupolev; incl. both military and civilian planes, jets and other aircraft:
- Tupolev Tu-16
- Tupolev Tu-95/Tupolev Tu-116
- Tupolev Tu-104
- Tupolev Tu-114
- Tupolev Tu-124
- Tupolev Tu-126
- Tupolev Tu-134
Source: wikipedia.org
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03.10.1968 | Dokonano oblotu samolotu pasażerskiego Tu-154
Tu-154 (ros. Ту-154) oznaczenie NATO Careless – pasażerski samolot średniego zasięgu, produkcji radzieckiej, zaprojektowany w biurze konstrukcyjnym Tupolewa. W 2013 roku w aktywnej służbie cywilnej i wojskowej pozostało 118 samolotów Tu-154 na 921 wyprodukowanych; przeciętny wiek maszyn pozostających w aktywnej służbie wynosił 24 lata. Samoloty Tu-154 zostały wycofane z PLL LOT w 1996, ale dwie maszyny typu Tu-154M Lux pozostawały na wyposażeniu 36 Specjalnego Pułku Lotnictwa Transportowego jako samoloty do przewozu władz państwowych. Po katastrofie 10 kwietnia 2010 roku pod Smoleńskiem, pozostała jedna.
31.12.1968 | First flight of supersonic transport aircraft Tu-144
The prototype first flew on 31 December 1968 near Moscow, two months before the first flight of Concorde. The Tu-144 first went supersonic on 5 June 1969, and on 26 May 1970 became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach2. The frequent comparisons to Concorde led to the Tu-144 being known as "Concordski" in the West.