Гуманитарные и юридические исследования (Sep 2021)
CONTRIBUTION OF THE OUTSTANDING AIRCONSTRUCTOR A. S. MOSKALEV IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOVIET AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
Abstract
This article discusses the main activities of the outstanding Soviet aircraft designer - A. S. Moskalev, who became a worthy successor of the national school of aeronautical engineering, which passed to him from I. Sikorsky through N. N. Polikarpov. The author presents A. S. Moskalev's achievements in detail. He was the author of more than 40 innovative aircraft designs, among which a number of aircraft called "SAM" are Alexander Moskalev's aircraft. A. S. Moskalev was the founder of the deltoid wing of small elongation, which allowed world aviation to make a sharp qualitative leap in the development of supersonic and hypersonic aviation. The article emphasizes that any of his work, whether it be a sports aircraft, a landing glider or a fighter, was distinguished by the ingenuity of engineering, was noted for its high professionalism and, as a result, was one of the most effective in its class in the world. The author traced how the ideas of A. S. Moskalev formed the basis for the development of a number of aircraft, which became one of the components of the strategic parity of the Soviet Union, among which was the super-plane M-50 designer V. N. Myasishchev, as well as the supersonic strategic bombers of the Tupolev Design Bureau Tu-22, M-3 and Tu-160, still in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces, and a number of others. A. S. Moskalev also belongs to the authorship of the idea of an aerospace orbital aircraft, which was repeatedly emphasized by the chief designer of the Soviet aerospace aircraft Buran G. E. Lozino-Lozinsky. The novelty of the work is a comprehensive study of the professional biography of A. S. Moskalev. Known only to a narrow circle of specialists, A. S. Moskalev made a huge contribution to the development of the industry. The study significantly expands the understanding of Soviet aircraft construction and the features of its development. Thanks to a wide range of sources, including archival ones, the achievements of the Soviet aircraft designer are inscribed in the context of the 1930s, through the vicissitudes of his fate the tragedy of the historical era is shown.
