Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer)

Oleg Antonov
Oleg Antonov
Олег Антонов
	Antonov in the 1970s
Born	7 February 1906; Troitsa, Podolsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	4 April 1984 (aged 78); Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Citizenship	Russian Empire → Russian SFSR → Soviet Union
Alma mater	Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (1930)
Occupations	scientist; engineer; aircraft pilot;
Years active	1924–1984
Known for	Antonov aircraft
Title	Doctor of Science; Professor;
Spouse	Elizaveta Shahkhatuni
Children	4
Awards	Hero of Socialist Labour (1966); Stalin Prize (1952); Lenin Prize (1962);
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Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (Russian: Олег Константинович Антонов, Ukrainian: Олег Костянтинович Антонов, romanized: Oleh Kostiantynovych Antonov; 7 February 1906 – 4 April 1984) was a Soviet aeroplane designer, and the founder of the Antonov Design Bureau in Kyiv, Ukraine, named in his honour. Antonov designed a number of Soviet aeroplanes (such as the Antonov An-2, Antonov An-12) and numerous gliders for both civilian and military use.