Vladimir Sergeyevich Pyschnow

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Vladimir Sergeyevich Pyschnow ( Russian Владимир Сергеевич Пышнов ., Scientific transliteration Vladimir Sergeevič Pyšnov * February 21 . Jul / 6. March  1901 greg. In Moscow , † 1984 ) was a Soviet aerodynamics.

Life

In 1920 Pyschnow joined the army and then studied until 1925. His achievements in the fields of theoretical aerodynamics and flight mechanics were particularly outstanding . His approaches to flight behavior in the area of hypersonic noise were new . He was given a chair at ZAGI in 1939 , became lieutenant general in 1946 and finally, in 1958, doctor of technical sciences.

He supported some well-known aircraft designers in their work, such as Alexander Sergejewitsch Jakowlew .

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