Georgy Beriev

Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev (actually Beriaschwili / Бериашвили ) (Russian Георгий Михайлович Бериев, scientific transliteration Georgy Beriev Michajlovič; Georgian. გიორგი მხეილის ძე ბერიაშვილი, Giorgi Mikheilis Dze Beriashvili; * Januarjul 31 / 13 February 1903greg in Tbilisi, † 12. July. , 1979 in Moscow) was a Soviet aircraft designer of Georgian origin. He was mainly known for his amphibious aircraft.

Biography

About the early years of Georgi Mikhailovich Beriev who actually Beriaschwili was due to his Georgian origin, is not very much known. After graduating in 1923, the railway school in Tbilisi, Berijew went to the Polytechnic Institute of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University ). There he studied at the Faculty of shipbuilding in the aerospace division.

The institute he left in 1930 as engineer. Initially he worked as a designer Mate together in a development office with the French inventor Paul Aimé Richard, to this in the Soviet Union 1928-1930 left the country after his last time before the end of 1930 deputy chief engineer of the Central Design Office " WR Menzhinsky " was. Here he developed the seaplane Beriev MBR -2.

He ran from October 1934 to 1968, the Central Development Office of Naval aircraft in Taganrog, later experimental design bureau ( OKB ), which bears his name since December 1989. Under his leadership, there emerged a number of highly successful aircraft designs that were unique even in part.

Beriev received in 1947 for the development of the Beriev Be -6 and 1968 for the development of the Beriev Be -12 the Soviet State Prize ( in 1947 he was given this under the name " Stalin Prize "). He was also honored twice with the Order of Lenin.

After retiring from working life as an aircraft engineer, he spent the evening of life with scientific studies in Moscow, where he died in 1979 at the age of 76 years.

Known aircraft

Here is a listing of the designed and built under the leadership of Georgi Mikhailovich Beriijew aircraft:

  • Beriev MP-1
  • Beriev MBR -2
  • Beriev MBR -7
  • Beriev MDR -5
  • Beriev R-1
  • Beriev Be -1
  • Beriev Be-2/KOR-1
  • Beriev Be-4/KOR-2
  • Beriev LL -143
  • Beriev Be -6
  • Beriev Be -8
  • Beriev Be -10
  • Beriev Be -12
  • Beriev Be -30
  • Beriev Be -32
July 12 Design engineer Flying boat Beriev MBR-2 Beriev Be-6 Beriev Be-12 USSR State Prize Beriev MBR-7 Beriev MDR-5 Beriev Be-1 Beriev Be-8 Beriev Be-10 Beriev Be-30
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