Boris Cheranovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Cheranovsky

Soviet aircraft designer

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1896

Place of Birth: Russian Empire

Date of Death: 17-Dec-1960

Profession: engineer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Boris Ivanovich Cheranovsky (Russian: ????? ???????? ???????????, alternatively romanized as Chyeranovskii; 1 (13) July 1896 – 17 December 1960) was a Soviet aircraft designer, notable for creating aircraft with a characteristic tailless parabolic wing.
— the BICh-1 and BICh-2 gliders from 1924, and the powered BICh-3 later.B.
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Cheranovsky was born on either 1 or 13 July 1896 in Pavlovychi, Volhynian Governorate, Russia.
By profession he was painter and sculptor, but in 1920 became interested in aviation.
From 1924 to 1927 he studied at the Air Force Academy.
From 1922 on he engaged in the design and construction of airframes and aircraft of the flying wing configuration.
For his services to the aviation industry, Cheranovsky was awarded the Order of the Red Star.
He died in Moscow, Soviet Union, on 17 December 1960.