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Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute
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The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (also (Zhukovsky) Central Institute of Aerodynamics, Russian: Центра́льный аэрогидродинами́ческий институ́т, ЦАГИ, romanized: Tsentral'nyy Aerogidrodinamicheskiy Institut, TsAGI) was founded in Moscow by Russian aviation pioneer Nikolai Yegorovich Zhukovsky on December 1, 1918.
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![]() TsAGI's Engineering building (centre) and stall-spin testing aerodynamic tube (left, built 1941) | |
Native name | Центра́льный аэрогидродинами́ческий институ́т имени профессора Н. Е. Жуковского |
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Company type | federal state unitary enterprise |
Industry | aerospace |
Founded | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) |
Founder | Nikolay Zhukovsky |
Headquarters | , Russia |
Area served | worldwide |
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Owner | Russian Federation |
Number of employees | 4,392 (2013) |
Website | tsagi |
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