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Soviet aeronautical engineer and engine designer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sergei Konstantinovich Tumansky (Russian: Серге́й Константинович Туманский; 21 May [O.S. 8 May] 1901 – 9 September 1973) was a designer of Soviet aircraft engines and the chief designer in the Tumansky Design Bureau, OKB-300. He worked in TsIAM (1931–38 and in 1940), and at the aircraft-engine plant N 29, in Zaporozhye.
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Sergei Konstantinovich Tumansky | |
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Born | Сергей Константинович Туманский 21 May [O.S. 8 May] 1901 |
Died | September 9, 1973 72) | (aged
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation(s) | Chief Designer, General Designer of OKB-300 |
Known for | Aircraft and Rocket Engine designs |
Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour |
He also worked as a substitute main designer in OKB A.A. Mikulin beginning in 1943.
Sergei Tumansky was born in Minsk, the Russian Empire, on May 21, 1901 and died, at age 73, in Moscow, the Soviet Union, on September 9, 1973.
Tumansky was a specialist in the field of mechanics and machine building. He was a corresponding member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences for the department of mechanics and control processes from 26 June 1964, and then academician for the department of mechanics and control processes (machine building) from 26 November 1968. He was awarded different distinctions, among them Lenin Prize, Lenin Order and Hero of Socialist Labour.
Some of the engines he worked on and/or designed include:
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