Background
Vasilchenko, Constantine C. was born on January 10, 1926 in Moscow. Son of Constantine Fyedor and Maria Michael (Kazakova) Vasilchenko.
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Constantine C. Vasilchenko
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Constantine C. Vasilchenko, Russian aviation engineer. Achievements include development of the Metal Inert Gas -31 Fighter. Recipient Lenin prize Government of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1962, order and medals, 1947-1985; named Hero of Socialist Labour, Government of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1982.
Education
Mechanical engineering degree, Aviation Institute, Moscow, 1949. Doctor of Science in Technology, The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky, Moscow, 1986.
Career
Design engineer, head laboratory, chief designer Mikoyan Design Bureau, Moscow, 1949-1985. Director Flight Research Institute, Zhukovsky, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, since 1985. Head department Moscow Physical Engineering Institute, since 1985.
Supervisor flight testing of Buran Orbiter Automatic Landing System.
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Membership
Member the Zhukovsky committee bureau Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1985. Member All-Union Aviabuilding Association (Moscow, vice president since 1987), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior ), International Academy Astronautics (full member).
Connections
Married Alevtina Vasily Torina, July 25, 1949. 1 child, Tatyana.
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1949
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1986
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Recipient Lenin prize Government of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1962, order and medals, 1947-1985. Named Hero of Socialist Labour, Government of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1982.Recipient Lenin prize Government of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1962, order and medals, 1947-1985. Named Hero of Socialist Labour, Government of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1982.