Peter Grushin
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Peter Dmitrievich Grushin ' onMouseout='HidePop("4060")' href="/topics/Volsk">Volsk
, Russian Empire
— November 29, 1993) was the Soviet rocket scientist, academician of the AS USSR (since 1966).
Graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute
, where he participated in development of MAI Stal' plane . Later, he became a Chief designer of KB MAI (1934–1940), where he developed the light bomber BB-MAI and some other designs.http://www.aviation.ru/okb.php
His later aviation design was the heavy long-range fighter IDS , later renamed Gr-1 after Grushin. The plane made first flights in 1940-1941 on Kharkov Aviation Plant (KhAZ) 135 (with Grushin as a Chief designer of KhAZ OKB), but after the war began it was destroyed in an air raid.
Worked as the Chief engineer on the Plant 21 and later as Vice Chief designer of Lavochkin
at his design bureau.
He was the Chief developer of a number of air defence systems at KB Fakel
(former OKB-2) located in Khimki
. This design bureau now bears his name.
For the design of V-750 Dvina
missile Grushin was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour in 1958. This missile downed U-2
spy-plane of Francis Powers on May 1, 1960 near Sverdlovsk
.
In 1981 he received the second Hero of Socialist Labour award for S-300 missile system.
He was a laureate of Lenin Prize
(1963), held 7 Lenin Orders among other awards.
Volsk
Volsk is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located to the northeast from Saratov, on the right bank of the Volga River, opposite the mouth of the Bolshoy Irgiz, the Volga tributary. Population:...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
— November 29, 1993) was the Soviet rocket scientist, academician of the AS USSR (since 1966).
Graduated from Moscow Aviation Institute
Moscow Aviation Institute
Moscow Aviation Institute is one of several major engineering higher education establishments in Moscow .Although the school is currently offering a wide range of majors and research...
, where he participated in development of MAI Stal' plane . Later, he became a Chief designer of KB MAI (1934–1940), where he developed the light bomber BB-MAI and some other designs.http://www.aviation.ru/okb.php
His later aviation design was the heavy long-range fighter IDS , later renamed Gr-1 after Grushin. The plane made first flights in 1940-1941 on Kharkov Aviation Plant (KhAZ) 135 (with Grushin as a Chief designer of KhAZ OKB), but after the war began it was destroyed in an air raid.
Worked as the Chief engineer on the Plant 21 and later as Vice Chief designer of Lavochkin
Semyon Lavochkin
Semyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin , a Soviet aerospace engineer, Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Lavochkin aircraft design bureau. Many of his fighter designs were produced in large numbers for Soviet forces during World War II.-Biography:...
at his design bureau.
He was the Chief developer of a number of air defence systems at KB Fakel
MKB Fakel
MKB "Fakel" also known as P.D.Grushin Machine-building Design Bureau is a Russian government-owned aerospace defense corporation located in Khimki. It was founded in 1953 to facilitate development of guided surface-to-air missiles in response to a growing threat of US air attack on the Soviet...
(former OKB-2) located in Khimki
Khimki
Khimki is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated just northwest of Moscow, at the west bank of the Moscow Canal. Population: 207,125 ; 141,000 ; 106,000 ; 23,000 .-History:...
. This design bureau now bears his name.
For the design of V-750 Dvina
S-75 Dvina
The S-75 Dvina is a Soviet-designed, high-altitude, command guided, surface-to-air missile system...
missile Grushin was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour in 1958. This missile downed U-2
Lockheed U-2
The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency . It provides day and night, very high-altitude , all-weather intelligence gathering...
spy-plane of Francis Powers on May 1, 1960 near Sverdlovsk
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
.
In 1981 he received the second Hero of Socialist Labour award for S-300 missile system.
He was a laureate of Lenin Prize
Lenin Prize
The Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the USSR, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was created on June 23, 1925 and was awarded until 1934. During the period from 1935 to 1956, the Lenin Prize was...
(1963), held 7 Lenin Orders among other awards.
Sources
"Fakel missiles", under editing by Chief designer of MKB Fakel V.G. Svetlov, Moscow, 2003. Grushin Gr-1 (IDS)- Red Sam: The SA-2 Guideline Anti-Aircraft Missile. Author: Steven J. Zaloga
- Yury Zaitsev, Outside View: Russia's ABM plans -- Part 1, May 20, 2008
- Mike Gruntman, Blazing the Trail: The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry, pp 407, 408
- Source: Translated from Russian WikipediaRussian WikipediaThe Russian Wikipedia is the Russian language edition of Wikipedia. It has over articles. It was founded on 20 May 2001. By May 2008 it became the 10th largest Wikipedia by size and in February 2011 it ranked 8th. It surpassed 750,000 articles in August 2011...