Alexei Tupolev
Aerospace Engineer, Inventor
1925 – 2001
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Who was Alexei Tupolev?
Alexei Andreyevich Tupolev was a Soviet aircraft designer who led the development of the first supersonic passenger jet, the Tupolev Tu-144. He also helped design the Buran space shuttle and the Tu-2000, which has been suspended because of the lack of funds.
Tupolev was the son of famed Soviet aircraft pioneer, Andrei Tupolev. He graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1949 and began working with his father at the Tupolev Design Bureau. He became chief designer in 1963 and general designer in 1973.
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- Born
- May 20, 1925
Soviet Union - Also known as
- Туполев, Алексей Андреевич
- Parents
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Russia
- Profession
- Education
- Moscow Aviation Institute
- Died
- May 12, 2001
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on July 23, 2013
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