# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eduard-yelyan
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:45:02.168Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eduard-yelyan"
name: "Eduard Yelyan"
slug: "eduard-yelyan"
description: "Eduard Vaganovich Elyan was a test pilot who worked for major test flight centers including the Gromov Flight Research Institute and the Tupolev Design Bureau. He piloted many historic flights, including the maiden flight of the Tu-144. Throughout his career he piloted 90 types of aircraft and helicopters. For his work, he received many high honors including the titles Hero of the Soviet Union and Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR."
tagline: "Armenian test pilot and aviator (1926-2009)"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1926-08-20"
deathDate: "2009-04-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.05
  momentum:             6.177080983532596
  historical:           6.154033333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD%2C_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Елян, Эдуард Ваганович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Elyan"
    title: "Eduard Elyan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BD_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Елян Эдуард Ваганович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Yelyan"
    title: "Eduard Yelyan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_V._Elyan"
    title: "Edward V. Elyan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%A4%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4_%D5%85%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6"
    title: "Էդուարդ Յոլյան"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Jelan"
    title: "Eduard Jelan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4175335"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump