On Saturday, October 16, the Russian aircraft designer Igor Emelyanov died. The representative of the highest technical leadership of the OKB dry worked on the SU-27 fighter systems and was one of the creators of the Su-30. About his death reports “Dry”.
Igor Emelyanov came to the OKB dry after the end of the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1958. He passed the way from the designer engineer to the leading designer on particularly complex objects and the head of the department.
Emelyanov headed the work on the fuel systems of a number of aircraft, including Su-25, Su-27 and T-4. He developed a new method of protecting fuel tanks from an explosion, which was introduced on several OKB aircraft. Also, the aircraft designer participated in the development of new pumping systems for pumping fuel, which is used in Su-27, Su-30, IL-62 and T-22.
In 1991, Igor Emelyanov became the deputy chief designer, and in 1992 he headed the work on the Su-30 fighter. Emelyanov also worked on export aircraft modifications.
Earlier on the preparation of a training battle with the use of Indian Su-30Mki reported the Edition of The Drive. Russian production aircraft will have maneuvers with American F-15 Eagle and F-35 Lightning II of the Self-Defense Forces of Japan.