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[[File:Mikhail Simonov 2.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Simonov.]]
[[File:Mikhail Simonov 2.jpg|thumb|Mikhail Simonov.]]
'''Mikhail Simonov''' (Mijail Símonov) (Михаил Симонов) (1930 - Moscow 2011) [[Russian]] aircraft designer. Simonov started working as an aviation engineer in the 1950s and joined the ''OKB Sukhoi'' design bureau as a deputy chief designer in 1970; since 1983, after serving as deputy minister of aircraft industries in 1979-1983, he worked on the Su-24, Su-25 and the Su-27. Simonov also played a key role in winning lucrative contracts to sell Su-27s to [[China]], [[India]] and other foreign customers.
'''Mikhail Simonov''' (Mijail Símonov) (Михаил Симонов) (1930 - Moscow 2011) [[Russian]] aircraft designer. Simonov started working as an aviation engineer in the 1950s and joined the ''OKB Sukhoi'' design bureau as a deputy chief designer in 1970; since 1983, after serving as deputy minister of aircraft industries in 1979-1983, he worked on the Su-24, Su-25 and the famous Su-27; he also worked on the Su-30, Su-33, bomber Su-34, y sportive acrobatic Su-26, Su-26M, Su-29, Su-31 and Su-49. Simonov also played a key role in winning lucrative contracts to sell Su-27s to [[China]], [[India]] and other foreign customers.
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== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Simonov received a Lenin prize and two state prizes along with the "Order of the Red Banner" during the Soviet times, and was awarded with the "Hero of Russia medal" in 1999. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSob=c&GSlh=1&GRid=66458521&]
Simonov received a Lenin prize (1974) and two state prizes along with the "Order of the Red Banner" during the Soviet times, and was awarded with the "Hero of Russia medal" in 1999. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSob=c&GSlh=1&GRid=66458521&]
His name can be found in the Hall of Fame of the National Aerospace Museum in Washington, D.C. [http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/interview-simonov1.html]
His name can be found in the Hall of Fame of the National Aerospace Museum in Washington, D.C. [http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/interview-simonov1.html]