Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer)

ukrainian soviet aircraft designer

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1906

Place of Birth: Podolsky uezd, Moscow Governorate

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1984

Profession: businessperson, engineer, politician, inventor, aerospace engineer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (Russian: ???´? ?????????´????? ????´???; 7 February 1906 – 4 April 1984) was a prominent Russian Soviet aircraft designer, and the first chief of Antonov - a world-famous aircraft company in modern day Ukraine, later named in his honour. Antonov was personally responsible for designing a number of very successful Soviet airplanes (such as the Antonov An-12) and gliders for both civilian and military use.