Petro Balabuyev

Petro Vasylovych Balabuyev

Petro Balabuyev with the An-148 in the background.
Born (1931-03-23)March 23, 1931
Soviet Union Valuisk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Died May 17, 2007(2007-05-17) (aged 76)
Occupation Antonov aircraft designer

Petro Vasylovych Balabuyev Ukrainian: Петро Васильович Балабуєв (March 23, 1931, Valuisk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR — May 17, 2007) was a Ukrainian airplane designer, engineer, Doctor of Technical Sciences (1988), Professor, Chief Designer of Antonov Aeronautical Scientific/Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) (1984 - May 2005). He was the lead designer of many Antonov airplanes, including the An-225 airplane, currently the world's largest aircraft and the An-124. He was also the head of the Kiev-based Antonov Aircraft for almost 20 years. Hero of Ukraine.

Biography

Petro Balabuyev was born on May 23, 1931, on Valuysk farm, Luhansk region. He graduated from the Kharkov Aviation Institute[1] (1954), with qualification of an aircraft mechanical engineer. In April 1954, after graduating from Kharkiv aviation institute started working at Kharkov aircraft company:

Aircraft

Under his guidance the following aircraft were developed: Antonov An-22, Antonov An-72, An-74, Antonov An-32, Antonov An-28, Antonov An-124 (the world's second largest serially manufactured cargo aircraft), Antonov An-225 Mriya (eng. - Dream) (the largest aircraft in the world). Among recent developments are the Antonov An-140 and Antonov An-148,[3] Antonov An-38 and Antonov An-70.

Other positions taken by Petro Balabuyev:

Petro Balabuyev was the author of over 100 scientific papers. He developed scientific bases of design and practical implementation of supercritical wing profiles into the design of heavy transport aircraft.

Petro Balabuyev died on 17 May 2007 in Kiev.[4]

Awards and honours

Soviet and Russian

Ukrainian

In 2001, he was awarded the Edward Warner Award.

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