Arkhangelski
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Arkhangelsky Design Bureau was a short-lived Soviet
military aircraft design bureau
headed by Alexander Arkhangelsky
. Formerly working for Andrei Tupolev
, Arkhangelsky was assigned his own bureau in 1940
to develop a dive-bomber version of the Tupolev SB
(the Arkhangelski Ar-2). The bureau was re-integrated into Tupolev the following year
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
military aircraft design bureau
OKB
OKB is a transliteration of the Russian acronym for "Опытное конструкторское бюро" - Opytnoe Konstructorskoe Byuro, meaning Experimental Design Bureau...
headed by Alexander Arkhangelsky
Alexander Arkhangelsky
Alexander Alexandrovich Arkhangelsky was an aircraft designer and doctor of technical sciences.He graduated from MVTU in 1918. During his studies he worked at the aerodynamic laboratory headed by Nikolai Zhukovsky. He then worked at TsAGI in 1918–1936....
. Formerly working for Andrei Tupolev
Andrei Tupolev
Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev was a pioneering Soviet aircraft designer.During his career, he designed and oversaw the design of more than 100 types of aircraft, some of which set 78 world records...
, Arkhangelsky was assigned his own bureau in 1940
1940 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1940:- Events :* The worlds first high-performance, purpose-built night fighter, the British Bristol Beaufighter, enters combat.* The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation absorbs the Hall Aluminum Aircraft Corporation....
to develop a dive-bomber version of the Tupolev SB
Tupolev SB
The Tupolev ANT-40, also known by its service name Tupolev SB , and development co-name TsAGI-40, was a high speed twin-engined three-seat monoplane bomber, first flown in 1934....
(the Arkhangelski Ar-2). The bureau was re-integrated into Tupolev the following year
1941 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1941:- Events :* Jackie Cochran became the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean.* During the spring and summer, the Imperial Japanese Navys air arm conducts Operation 102, its second major bombing campaign against Chungking.* By early...
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