| Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (April 1, | | | | It was formed in 1934 under designer |
| 1906 - August 22, 1989) was a Russian | | | | Alexander Sergeevich Yakovlev as OKB-115 |
| aeronautical engineer and airplane | | | | (the design bureau has got its own |
| designer. He designed the Yakovlev | | | | production base at the facility ?115), |
| military aircraft and founded the | | | | but the birthday is considered on 12 May |
| Yakovlev Design Bureau. | | | | 1927, the day of maiden flight of the |
| Yakovlev was a founder of Soviet | | | | AIR-1 aircraft developed within the |
| aviation modeling, air gliding, and | | | | Department of Light Aircraft of GUAP |
| aviation sport. He built the AVF-10 | | | | (Head Agency of Aviation Industry) under |
| glider in 1924 and ultralight aircraft | | | | the supervision of A.S.Yakovlev. |
| AIR-1 in 1927. These were his very first | | | | During World War II Yakovlev designed |
| aircraft used for sport and training. | | | | and produced a famed line of fighter |
| He worked as a motor technician | | | | aircraft. |
| beginning in 1924, and then became a | | | | It was merged into the Yak Aviation |
| student of the Air Force Academy of RKKA | | | | Company with Smolensk Aviation Plant |
| (Red Army), named after Prof. | | | | Joint Stock Company in March 1992, |
| N.E.Zhukovski (1927-1931). He was an | | | | although the two companies continued to |
| engineer at an aviation plant in 1931, | | | | be operated separately. It later |
| where his first design bureau of | | | | underwent privatization and became Yak |
| lightweight aviation was established in | | | | Aircraft Corporation. The Russian |
| 1932. He became the main designer in | | | | government is planning to merge the |
| 1935, then the chief designer | | | | holding company with Mikoyan, Ilyushin, |
| (1956-1984) of aircraft for the Yakovlev | | | | Irkut, Sukhoi and Tupolev as a new |
| Design Bureau. | | | | company named United Aircraft Building |
| He was a Vice-Minister of Aviation | | | | Corporation. |
| Industry between 1940-1946. | | | | The firm is the designer of the Pchela |
| He was a correspondent-member of the | | | | (Russian: ?????, "bee", drone |
| USSR Academy of Science in 1943, and was | | | | reconnaissance aircraft) (bee), and is |
| awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor in | | | | perhaps best known for its highly |
| both 1940 and 1957. In 1946 he was | | | | successful line of World War II-era |
| awarded the title "General-Colonel of | | | | piston-engined fighter aircraft. |
| Aviation". In 1976 he became academician | | | | The name "Yakovlev" is used commonly in |
| of the USSR Academy of Science. Yakovlev | | | | the West, but in Russia it is always |
| retired August 21, 1984. | | | | abbreviated as Yak (Russian language: |
| Yakovlev was awarded many medals and | | | | ??) as a part of aircraft name. The |
| honors during his career. | | | | German transliteration, often used by |
| A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau JSC is a | | | | the Russians, Poles, and others as well, |
| Russian aircraft designer and | | | | is Jak. |
| manufacturer (design office prefix Yak). | | | | |