Aleksandr Mikulin

Aleksandr Mikulin
Born
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mikulin

(1895-02-14)February 14, 1895
Vladimir, Russian Empire
DiedMay 13, 1985(1985-05-13) (aged 90)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Engineering career
InstitutionsMikulin OKB
ProjectsTsar Tank
Significant designMikulin AM-34

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mikulin (Russian: Александр Александрович Микулин; 14 February 1895 – 13 May 1985) was a Soviet aircraft engine designer and chief designer in the Mikulin OKB.[1] His achievements include the first Soviet liquid-cooled aircraft piston engine, the Mikulin AM-34, and the Mikulin AM-3 turbojet engine for the Soviet Union's first jet airliner, the Tupolev Tu-104. Mikulin also took part in the Tsar Tank project.[2]

  1. ^ "Alexander Alexandrovich Mikulin". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. ^ "3 early tank designs that were too ridiculous to function". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.