Alexander Alexandrovitch Arkhangelski

He have graduated MVTU (1918).
During his studies he worked at aerodynamic laboratory headed by Zhukovskii.
He worked at TsAGI in 1918-36.
He have designed and build several aerosleds ARBES along with B.S.Stechkin.
After establishment of aircraft design bureau of A.N.Tupolev at TsAGI, he participated all ANT designs.
In 1932 he was appointed a chief of the department of hight speed aircrafts.
He was the leading designer of the first Soviet bomber ANT-40 (SB) and its transport development PS-35.
Since 1936 he was chief of the bureau and responsible for large scale production of SB.
Chief designer of Ar-2.
Arhangelskii OKB rejoins Tupolev OKB in 1941.
Since 1947 he was the first deputy chief designer.

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