Vladimir Aleksandrovich Lebedev
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Lebedev, aka Lebed, was a law graduate and champion bicyclist. He built a glider in 1909, then studied aeroplane manufacturing and trained as pilot in France in 1910, Then he returned to St. Petersburg and became a flight trainer and test pilot of Russia-A and -B aeroplanes. In 1911, he began the modification of aeroplanes. Started workshop in 1912 to manufacture propellers and components of Deperdussin and Nieuport IV aeroplanes. On New Year's eve 1913 his insured workshop burned down; restored, it burned down again, and this time, with the insurance proceeds, he founded his stock company.
The Russia-A and -B are probably the same ones referred to as Rossiya-A and -B; it is to be verified that the latter two have the same maker.
Sources
- Gunston, 1993, p179
- RA72-73
| Names | Vladimir Aleksandrovich Lebedev (aka Lebed) |
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| Country | Russia |
| City | St Petersburg, Russia |
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| Started aero | 1911 |
| Ended aero | 1914 |
| Key people | Vladimir Aleksandrovich Lebedev |
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