(8. 10. 1928)
By uznetsov Eduard Ivanovich test pilot. Born November 8, 1928 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg Б? ). Russian by nationality. In 1946 he graduated from the Leningrad Special School Air Force.
In the Soviet army from 1946. In 1946-1947 he studied at Tambov Military Aviation School. In 1951 he graduated from Kirovabad Military Aviation School, until 1955 there was an instructor pilot. In 1957 he graduated from the Test Pilot School in 1966 Б? evening department MAI.
In 1957-1987 Б? in flight test work of the SV Ilyushin Design Bureau (in 1976-1987 Б? senior test pilot EDO). In 1971, lifted into the sky and tested the transport plane Il-76. In 1976, made its first flight, and subsequently tested the first in our country wide-body passenger aircraft Il-86. Tested a passenger aircraft IL-62, participated in the trials of numerous modifications of aircraft IL-18, IL-62, IL-76, IL-86. In 1958-1960 as a second pilot set 13 world aviation records for speed and capacity of IL-18.
. W tion of the Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal Б• Б•? test pilot Eduard Ivanovich Kuznetsov was awarded July 22, 1966 for courage and heroism, . shown during testing of new aviation technology.,
. Lives in Moscow
. Works as an engineer and instructor in the OKB named after SV Ilyushin.
W asluzhenny Test Pilot of the USSR (1972), Major General Aviation (1978). Lenin Prize (1978). Awarded 2 orders of Lenin, the Order of October Revolution, Red Star and medals.
Biography provided by A. Simonov
