Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer)

Oleg Antonov
Олег Антонов
Antonov in the 1970s
Born(1906-02-07)7 February 1906
Died4 April 1984(1984-04-04) (aged 78)
CitizenshipRussian EmpireRussian SFSRSoviet Union
Alma materLeningrad Polytechnic Institute (1930)
Occupations
Years active1924–1984
Known forAntonov aircraft
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SpouseElizaveta Shahkhatuni
Children4
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Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (Russian: Олег Константинович Антонов, Ukrainian: Олег Костянтинович Антонов, romanizedOleh 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.