Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,916,747,572 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Kuznetsov, Nikolai

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Kuznetsov, Nikolai Dmitrievich 

Born June 10 (23), 1911, in Aktiubinsk. Soviet scientist, specializing in jet aircraft engines; corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1968) and Hero of Socialist Labor (1957). Member of the CPSU since 1939.

Kuznetsov graduated from the N. E. Zhukovskii Air Force Academy in 1938. From 1943 to 1946 he was a deputy chief designer and from 1946 to 1956 chief designer. He has been a general designer since 1956. Engines were developed under his leadership for the Tu-114, Tu-154, An-22, and I1–62 aircraft and for the Tu-144 supersonic passenger aircraft. He has been a deputy to the sixth to eighth convocations of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR. He received the Lenin Prize in 1956 and has been awarded three Orders of Lenin, four other orders, and medals.



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
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
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.