Semyon Lavochkin
Semyon Lavochkin | |
|---|---|
| Семён Лaвочкин | |
| Born | 11 September 1900 |
| Died | 9 June 1960 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Soviet Union (Russian) |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Aeronautical Engineering |
| Employer(s) | Lavochkin design bureau |
Semyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin (Russian: Семён Алексе́евич Ла́вочкин; 11 September 1900 – 9 June 1960) was a Soviet aerospace engineer, Soviet aircraft designer who founded the Lavochkin aircraft design bureau. Many of his fighter designs were produced in large numbers for Soviet forces during World War II.