Nadiradze Aleksandre

Nadiradze Aleksandre (1914-1987), Scientist specialized in the field of applied mechanics and mechanical engineering. One of the outstanding representatives of rocket building in the USSR. Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1981), born in Gori, Georgia. He lived and worked in Russia. He graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute (1940). A. Nadiradze worked as a chief designer and head of Special Design Department of Central Aviation Institute of Aerohydrodynamics named after Zhukovski; chief designer of Department of Rocket Engineering; chief designer and head of Special Design Department of a Scientific-Research Institute. As of 1958 A. Nadiradze filled a position of chief designer and head of a major scientific-research and design department institution. Starting from 1950 he worked on creating anti-aircraft bomb ‘Strizh’. As of 1951 he was busy elaborating aviation complex ‘Chaika’, equipped with remote control bomb УБ -2000Ф. The key direction of A. Nikoladze’s work was the mechanics of flying machines; he created the mobile rocket complexes, equipped with ballistic rockets that functioned by means of solid fuel. Aleksandre Nadiradze elaborated theoretical and technical principles of complex air vehicle systems. He was the laureate of Lenin Prize (1966).

A. Nadiradze died in Moscow and was buried at Novo-Devichye cemetery.