Alexander Georgievich Ivchenko

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Alexander Georgievich Ivchenko ( Russian Александр Георгиевич Ивченко , scientific. Transliteration Aleksandr Georgievic Ivčenko ; Nov. 10 * . Jul / 23. November  1903 greg. In Tokmak , † thirtieth June 1968 in Zaporozhye ) was a Soviet aircraft engines konstrukteur

Life

In 1920 Ivchenko began an apprenticeship in a metal foundry. He later completed a degree at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering in Kharkov , which he left in 1935 as a designer for internal combustion engines . He became a test bench engineer for aircraft engines at Plant No. 29 in Zaporozhye . Shortly afterwards he was transferred to the development department for piston engines, where he soon became chief designer.

In 1939 it was agreed to develop the M-89 engine type, which was to provide 1500 hp. Plant No. 29, however, was relocated to Siberia . Ivchenko focused on preparations for series production of the ASch-82FN engine type , which was also intended for the Lavochkin La-5 .

In 1945, again in Zaporozhye, he became chief designer in development office No. 478 and, in 1963, its general designer . In the period from 1945 to 1968, this development office produced designs for engines that were used in the entire Soviet aviation industry, but also in marine technology. In addition to piston engines (such as: AI-26, AI-10, AI-12, AI-14 ), this also included gas turbines for aircraft (TS-12F, AI-2MK, AI-8, AI-20K, AI-20D, AI- 24) and helicopters (AI-4B, AI-26B, AI-14B, AI-7, AI-8, AI-24B, TB-2BK). Small motors were also developed on a smaller scale, for example for power saws or snowmobiles.

Ivchenko received numerous medals and awards, including the Order of Lenin in 1963.

See also

Progress engines

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personal data
SURNAME Ivchenko, Alexander Georgievich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aleksandr Georgievič Ivčenko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet aircraft engine designer
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokmak
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1968
Place of death Zaporozhye