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