Viktor Pugachyov
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Viktor Georgiyevich Pugachyov (born August 8, 1948 in Taganrog
) is a Russia
n test pilot
who was the first to show the so called Pugachev's Cobra
maneuver of Su-27 to the general public. He was named Hero of the Soviet Union
in the late 1980s. He graduated from Yeysk
military aviation school in 1970. Test-pilot school and MAI (Moscow State Aviation Institute). After two years with LII (Flight Research Institute named after M.M.Gromov) joined OKB Sukhoi where he tested the Su-9, Su-15, Su-24, Su-25 and the Su-27. He became famous after his 1989 Su-27 demonstrations on the Paris Airshow. Pugachev is credited with first ever non-vertical take-off and landing (VTOL
) from the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
Currently he lives in Zhukovsky
and works as the Chief Pilot Designer at Sukhoi Design Bureau.
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
) is a Russia
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 test pilot
Test pilot
A test pilot is an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques or FTTs, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated....
who was the first to show the so called Pugachev's Cobra
Pugachev's Cobra
In aerobatics, Pugachev's Cobra is a dramatic and demanding manoeuvre in which a plane flying at a moderate speed suddenly raises the nose momentarily to the vertical position and slightly beyond, before dropping it back to normal flight. It uses a potent engine thrust to maintain approximately...
maneuver of Su-27 to the general public. He was named Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
in the late 1980s. He graduated from Yeysk
Yeysk
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military aviation school in 1970. Test-pilot school and MAI (Moscow State Aviation Institute). After two years with LII (Flight Research Institute named after M.M.Gromov) joined OKB Sukhoi where he tested the Su-9, Su-15, Su-24, Su-25 and the Su-27. He became famous after his 1989 Su-27 demonstrations on the Paris Airshow. Pugachev is credited with first ever non-vertical take-off and landing (VTOL
VTOL
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft is one that can hover, take off and land vertically. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as cyclogyros/cyclocopters and tiltrotors...
) from the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov.
Currently he lives in Zhukovsky
Zhukovsky (city)
Zhukovsky is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, southeast of Moscow. Population: The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh . It was named after Alexey Stakhanov - a famous Soviet miner...
and works as the Chief Pilot Designer at Sukhoi Design Bureau.
Record flights
While working as a test pilot at Sukhoi he broke 13 world records in the Sukhoi P-42:| Date | Class (and group) | Description | Record | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-11-15 | C-1 (3) | Time to climb to 3,000 m | 25.37 s | Record |
| 1986-11-15 | C-1h (3) | Time to climb to 3,000 m | 25.37 s | Record |
| 1986-11-15 | C-1 (3) | Time to climb to 6,000 m | 37.05 s | Record |
| 1986-11-15 | C-1h (3) | Time to climb to 6,000 m | 37.05 s | Record |
| 1986-11-15 | C-1 (3) | Time to climb to 9,000 m | 47.03 s | Improved to 44.18 s by same aircraft |
| 1986-11-15 | C-1h (3) | Time to climb to 9,000 m | 47.03 s | Improved to 44.18 s by same aircraft |
| 1986-11-15 | C-1 (3) | Time to climb to 12,000 m | 58.10 s | Improved to 55.54 s by same aircraft |
| 1986-11-15 | C-1h (3) | Time to climb to 12,000 m | 58.10 s | Improved to 55.54 s by same aircraft |
| 1990-03-29 | C-1h (3) | Time to climb to 15,000 m with 1,000 kg payload | 1 m 21.71 s | Record |
| 1993-05-20 | C-1i (3) | Time to climb to 15,000 m | 2 m 6 s | Record |
| 1993-05-20 | C-1i (3) | Time to climb to 15,000 m with 1,000 kg payload | 2 m 6 s | Record |
| 1993-05-20 | C-1i (3) | Maximum payload to 15,000 m | 1,015 kg | Record |
| 1993-05-20 | C-1i (3) | Maximum altitude with 1,000 kg payload | 22,250 m | Record |