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