Kalinin, Konstantin Alekseevich

0.01 sec.

Born Dec. 17 (29), 1889, in Valuiki, in present-day Belgorod Oblast; died Apr. 21, 1940, in Voronezh. Soviet aviation designer. Became a member of the CPSU in 1927.

Kalinin graduated from the Odessa Military School in 1912, the Gatchina Military Aviation School in 1916, and the Kiev Polytechnic Institute in 1925. During the Civil War of 1918–20he was a Red Army pilot. In 1926 he organized and headed an aviation design bureau in Kharkov. The K-4 and K-5 passenger aircraft, which served Soviet airlines in the 1930’s, were builtunder his direction. In addition a number of experimental air-craft were constructed, including the seven-engine K-7 plane, one of the largest aircraft of the time. Typical of Kalinin’s air-craft were the elliptical shape of the wing and the horizontal tail.Kalinin was one of the founders and first teachers of the Khar-kov Aviation Institute. He was awarded the Order of the RedBanner of Labor.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Kalibek Kuanyshpaev kaliborite Kalibr Moscow Tool Plant kalicinite Kalidasa Kalidium Kalila and Dimna Kalim Kalima Kalimantan Kálimnos Kalinciak, Jan Kalinga Kalinin Kalinin Children's Literature Printing Combine Kalinin Cotton Textile Combine Kalinin Dramatic Theater Kalinin Glaciation Kalinin Oblast Kalinin Printing Combine Kalinin, Anatolii Kalinin, Anatolii Veniaminovich Kalinin, Gennadii Kalinin, Gennadii Pavlovich Kalinin, Konstantin Kalinin, Konstantin Alekseevich Kalinin, Mikhail Kalinin, Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin, University of Kalininabad Kaliningrad Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Seaport Kaliningrad Theater Kaliningrad, University of Kalininkend Kalinino Kalininsk Kalininskii Kalininskoe kalinite Kalinka, Walerian Kalinkovichi Kalinnikov, Vasilii Kalinnikov, Vasilii Sergeevich Kalino Kalinovka Kalinovo Kalinovskaia, Valentina Kalinovskaia, Valentina Fedorovna Kalinovskii, Konstantin			Kalindee Rail Nirman Engineers Ltd Kalinga Kalinga (province) Kalinga Apayao State College Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences Kalinga Institute of Mining Engineering and Technology Kalinga province Kalingrad Kalingrad Kalinin Kalinin Kalinin Children's Literature Printing Combine Kalinin Cotton Textile Combine Kalinin Dramatic Theater Kalinin Glaciation Kalinin Oblast Kalinin Printing Combine Kalinin, Anatolii Kalinin, Anatolii Veniaminovich Kalinin, Gennadii Kalinin, Gennadii Pavlovich Kalinin, Konstantin Kalinin, Konstantin Alekseevich Kalinin, Mikhail Kalinin, Mikhail Kalinin, Mikhail (Ivanovich) Kalinin, Mikhail (Ivanovich) Kalinin, Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin, Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin, University of Kalininabad Kaliningrad Kaliningrad Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskaya Oblast) Kaliningrad (Kaliningradskaya Oblast) Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Province Kaliningrad Seaport Kaliningrad State Technical University Kaliningrad Theater Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskaya oblast Kaliningrad, Kaliningradskaya oblast Kaliningrad, Russia Kaliningrad, Russia Kaliningrad, Russia - Kaliningrad Airport Kaliningrad, University of Kaliningradskaya Oblast Kaliningradskaya Oblast', Russia Kaliningradskiy Zaliv Kaliningradskyi Obronitielnyi Rayon Kalininkend Kalinino Kalininsk

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.