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Teleshov, Nikolai Afanas’evich
Born Jan. 20 (Feb. 1), 1828; died Feb. 15 (27), 1895, in St. Petersburg. Russian military officer and designer of one of the first jet aircraft. The flight vehicle designed by Teleshov had a delta wing; atmospheric oxygen was to be used for combustion of the liquid fuel. In 1867, Teleshov received a French patent for this vehicle. REFERENCEKozlov, S. G. “K istorii aviatsii v Rossii (1860–1909).” In the collection Iz istorii aviatsii i kosmonavtiki, fasc. 6. Moscow, 1968.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. |
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