Archip Mikhailovich Lyulka
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Arkhip lyulka ( Ukrainian and Russian Архип Михайлович Люлька ; born March 10 . Jul / 23. March 1908 greg. In Sawarka at Kanev , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire (now Kiev Oblast , Ukraine ); † 1. June 1984 in Moscow ) was a Soviet jet engine designer of Ukrainian origin.
Life
Lyulka was a "village boy" from near Kiev; one of his teachers was the well-known mathematician Mychajlo Kravchuk . He graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute in 1931 . After graduating, he went to the generator factory in Kharkov and in 1933 moved to the ChAI aviation institute there . In 1934 he began researching a gas turbine and in 1937 became head of his own special design office (SKB-1), but initially stayed at the institute until 1939. On April 22, 1941, he received a patent for his first turbofan engine , which already had an axial compressor . In May 1941, the unit designated as RD-1 was 70% complete. Due to the German-Soviet War , however, construction was interrupted, his design office relocated to Leningrad in the Kirov factory and entrusted with other developments that would lead to results more quickly for the war. Afterwards, Ljulka moved to various research departments and development offices several times. In 1943/44, Ljulka designed the S-18 engine and was appointed head of a specially created engine development department. After two years of testing, the S-18 became the first series-ready Soviet jet engine TR-1 , which was tested in 1947 in some of the first jet aircraft in the Soviet Union such as the Su-11 and the IL-22 .
In 1946, Lyulka was appointed general designer of his newly opened OKB-165 for aircraft engines, based in Moscow Plant No. 45, where license production of the WK-1 began. In the following, he and his collective constructed a number of their own jet engines, which, among other things, were produced there.
In 1958 he was awarded his doctorate , in 1960 he became a corresponding member, in 1968 a full member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and, among other awards, received the Order of Lenin three times , the State Prize (1948 and 1951), the Order of the October Revolution and in 1957 the title Hero of the Socialist Work .
In the 1960s, Lyulka was also involved in the USSR's moon flight program, but was ultimately not taken into account.
Engines of KB Ljulka (today NPO Saturn )
- AL-7 (TR-7) for the Sukhoi Su-9 and Su-11
- AL-21 for the Su-22 and Su-24
- AL-31 for the Su-27 and Su-30
- AL-41 for the MiG 1.44
See also
literature
- Wilfried Copenhagen : Lexicon Soviet Aviation . Elbe-Dnjepr, Klitzschen 2007, ISBN 978-3-933395-90-0 , p. 155/156 .
Web links
- Article Archip Michailowitsch Lyulka in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulf Gerber: The great book of Soviet aviation 1920–1990. Development, production and use of the aircraft. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2019, ISBN 978-3-95966-403-5 , p. 640
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lyulka, Archip Mikhailovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Люлька, Архип Михайлович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet jet engine designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zavarka , Kiev Governorate , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1984 |
| Place of death | Moscow |