Boris Stechkin
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Boris Sergeyevich Stechkin (1891–1969) was Russia
n scientist, engineer and inventor. He developed a theory of heat engines and was involved in construction of many Soviet aircraft engine
s. He was also co-developer of Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
(the first four-engine airplane and bomber, 1913) and Lebedenko
's Tsar Tank
(the largest armored vehicle in history, 1916-1917).
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n scientist, engineer and inventor. He developed a theory of heat engines and was involved in construction of many Soviet aircraft engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
s. He was also co-developer of Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
The Ilya Muromets refers to a class of Russian pre-World War I large four-engine commercial airliners and heavy military bombing aircraft used during World War I by the Russian Empire. The aircraft series was named after Ilya Muromets, a hero from Russian mythology...
(the first four-engine airplane and bomber, 1913) and Lebedenko
Nikolai Lebedenko
Nikolay Lebedenko was a Russian military engineer, mostly known as the main developer of the Lebedenko Tank, or the Tsar Tank, which was the largest armored vehicle in history, constructed in 1916–1917. Lebedenko was employed in a private firm, that worked for the Russian War Department, designing...
's Tsar Tank
Tsar Tank
The Tsar Tank , also known as the Netopyr which stands for pipistrellus or Lebedenko Tank , was an unusual Russian armoured vehicle developed by Nikolai Lebedenko , Nikolai Zhukovsky , Boris Stechkin , and Alexander Mikulin...
(the largest armored vehicle in history, 1916-1917).