vladimir petlyakov

Vladimir Mikhailovich Petlyakov () (6.15(27).1891 1.12.1942) was a Soviet aircraft designer. In 1917-1918, Petlyakov worked as a technician in the aerodynamics laboratory at Moscow State Technical University under the guidance of Nikolai Zhukovsky. In 1922, he graduated from the same university. In 1921-1936, Petlyakov worked at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute under the guidance of Andrei Tupolev. In 1936, he became a chief aircraft designer at an aviation plant. Petlyakov was directly involved in organization and development of Soviet metal aircraft construction. In particular, Petlyakov (together with an engineer Nikolai Belyaev) elaborated methods of calculating durability of materials and theory on designing metal wings with multiple spars. Petlyakov was in charge of designing the first heavy bombers TB-1, TB-3 (1930-1935), long-range high-altitude five-engine bomber Pe-8 (1935-1937), dive bomber Pe-2 (1939-1940) and introducing them into serial production. Petlyakov received the State Award of the USSR (1941) and was awarded two Orders of Lenin and an Order of the Red Star.

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