Leonid Shkadov
Leonid Mikhailovich Shkadov (1927–2003) scientist, engineer in aircraft development and optimisation, one of the TsAGI deputy directors (1986-2003), Doctor of Engineering, professor, recipient of the USSR State Prize (1977).[1][2][3]
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Леонид Михайлович Шкадов | |
| Born | 30 July 1927 |
| Died | January 25, 2003 (aged 75) |
| Burial place | Bykovo Memorial Cemetery in Zhukovsky |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow Aviation Institute (1950) |
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| Years active | 1950–2003 |
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| Known for | scientist in aerospace engineering domain, one of the TsAGI deputy directors (1986-2003) |
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| Awards | USSR State Prize (1977) |
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Shkadov came up with the idea of the Shkadov Thruster.[4]
Awards and decorations
- USSR State Prize (1977)
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971)
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1966)
- Order of Friendship (1998)
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "Veteran of Labour" and Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy" (1997)
- Honoured Scientist of the RSFSR (1988)
- Honoured Aircraft Engineer of the USSR (1987)
- Zhukovsky Honorary Citizen
References
- Остапенко, Юрий, ed. (2005). XX век. Авиастроение России в лицах [XXth Century. Faces of Russian Aviation Industry] (in Russian). Москва: МОО «Общество авиастроителей». p. 552.
- "Шкадов Леонид Михайлович" (in Russian). Администрация городского округа Жуковский. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- Бюшгенс, Г. С.; Бедржицкий, Е. Л. (1993). ЦАГИ - центр авиационной науки [TsAGI - The center of aeronautical science] (in Russian). Москва: Наука. p. 272.
- Shkadov, Leonid (10–17 October 1987). "Possibility of controlling solar system motion in the Galaxy". Proceedings of the IAF 38th International Astronautical Congress. 38th International Astronautical Congress IAC 1987. Brighton, England: International Astronautical Federation. pp. 1–8. Bibcode:1987brig.iafcR....S.
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