Nikolay Popov
Encyclopedia
Nikolay Popov was a Russia
n engineer; he was chief designer
of the T-80
tank
, which was first built by the Soviet Union
during the 1970s.
Popov was born at Ust-Labinsk
. He died at the age of 76 on February 4, 2008, after a long illness.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n engineer; he was chief designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
of the T-80
T-80
The T-80 is a main battle tank designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion.the Swedish Stridsvagn 103 of 1971 used a gas turbine alongside...
tank
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
, which was first built by the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
during the 1970s.
Popov was born at Ust-Labinsk
Ust-Labinsk
Ust-Labinsk is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Labinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Population: -History:It was established as the stanitsa of Ust-Labinskaya in 1794...
. He died at the age of 76 on February 4, 2008, after a long illness.
External links
- Chief designer of the T-80 tank dies (Russian)