Arkady Shvetsov

Arkady Dmitrievich Shvetsov was a Soviet aircraft engine designer whose OKB was founded in Perm, USSR, in 1934, to produce the Wright Cyclone-derived Shvetsov M-25 engine. Under Shvetsov, his OKB became the primary provider of radial piston engines for Soviet aircraft industry. After his death in 1953, the OKB was taken over by Pavel Soloviev. Four Stalin Prizes. Hero of Socialist Labour (1942).