Paval Sukhi

Soviet aerospace engineer (1895–1975)

Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi (Russian: Павел Осипович Сухой; Belarusian: Павел Восіпавіч Сухі, Paviel Vosipavič Suchi; 22 July 1895 – 15 September 1975) was a Soviet aerospace engineer and aircraft designer known as the founder of the Sukhoi Design Bureau. Sukhoi designed military aircraft with Tupolev and Sukhoi for 50 years, and produced many notable Soviet planes such as the Sukhoi Su-7, Su-17, and Su-24.²

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Born Jul 22, 1895, died Sep 15, 1975.¹

About

His planes set two altitude world records (1959, 1962) and two world speed records (1960, 1962). Sukhoi was honored in the Soviet Union as a Hero of Socialist Labor and awarded the Order of Lenin three times.

From Wikipedia’s article on Paval Sukhi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

SukhoiFounder¹³
Sukhoi Design BureauFounder¹⁴

Early life and education

1914 to 1915Lomonosov Moscow State University³
Date not recordedBauman Moscow State Technical University³

Career

Occupation: military flight engineer, design engineer, inventor.⁸

Date not recordedWorked at Tupolev⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute⁴
Date not recordedFounded Sukhoi⁵
Date not recordedFounded Sukhoi Design Bureau⁶
Date not recordedDeputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union⁷

Personal life

BornJul 22, 1895, Hlybokaye⁹
DiedSep 15, 1975, Moscow¹⁰
CitizenshipBelarusian People's Republic, Russian Republic, Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia¹¹

Awards

1996State Prize of the Russian Federation¹²
1975Order of Lenin¹²
1975USSR State Prize¹²
1971Order of the October Revolution¹²
1968Lenin Prize¹²
1965"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal¹²
1965Hero of Socialist Labour¹²
1957"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal¹²
1957Hero of Socialist Labour¹²
1957Order of Lenin¹²

More awards (6)

1945Order of Lenin¹²
1943State Stalin Prize, 1st degree for Sukhoi Su-6¹²
1938Order of the Red Banner of Labour¹²
1936Order of the Badge of Honour¹²
1933Order of the Red Star¹²
Date not recordedStalin Prize¹²

Sources

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WikidataPaval Sukhi: Worked at Tupolev, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaval Sukhi: Founded Sukhoi, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaval Sukhi: Founded Sukhoi Design Bureau, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaval Sukhi: Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaval Sukhi: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaval Sukhi: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaval Sukhi: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaval Sukhi: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaval Sukhi: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataSukhoi, Founder
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WikidataSukhoi Design Bureau, Founder