If to be, it is necessary to be the First V.P.Chkalov

 

 

 

From International Editorial Board

This issue of the International scientific journal "Actual problems of aviation and aerospace systems", No.1(34), Vol.17, 2012, is another special issue devoted to the greatest events of the history of Mankind associated with the beginning of Space exploration Era.

This epoch is associated with distinguishing achievements in space exploration, implemented on the basis of fundamental science and thought-out engineering practice: from the first, Soviet, Earth satellite (4 October 1957) - to the first Man on space orbit (Yu.A.Gagarin, 12 April 1961), to the satellite constellations and International space stations, to the space flights and lunar landing, to the interplanetary missions:

Great Russian scientist Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was the originator of the Epoch of Space exploration, with profound development of all the areas of basic and applied astronautics. Scientific theories and approaches that became a basis for the first space calculations, theoretical and applied research, including the problems of dynamics of celestial bodies and artificial satellites and engineering problems of space flights, are associated with the names of outstanding specialists in mechanics and mathematics, with Russian scientific and design Schools, which have been recognized all over the world. They are the Academicians: Leonard Euler; Alexander Mikhailovich Lyapunov, founder of the motion stability theory; Nikolay Guryevich Chetaev, who interpreted A.M.Lyapunov's concepts and theory to the whole scientific and engineering world, who founded Kazan Chetaev's School of stability and Kazan Aviation Institute (A.N.Tupolev KAI-KNRTU); Sergey Pavlovich Korolev, Chief Designer of rocketry; Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh, scientific supervisor of the USSR Space Program, theorist in astronautics - a brilliant specialist in mechanics and mathematics:

This was an event of paramount importance for the history of Mankind that logically resulted from the efforts of the USSR people, who had managed to join the achievements of basic and applied science, engineering, socio-political system.

Contribution to that notable breakthrough, the projects and creativity of the outstanding scientists and designers of that time - M.K.Tikhonravov, V.P.Barmin, M.S.Ryazansky, G.Ye.Lozino-Lozinsky, V.P.Glushko, V.N.Chelomey, M.K.Yangel: - are the subject of special scientific research.

It was the basic higher engineering education, powerful scientific schools, lofty ideas, boundless loyalty and inexhaustible enthusiasm that provided the Soviet Union with the chance for such a brilliant breakthrough in science, technology and ideology. These positive results were provided by professional heroism of the Soviet representatives of science and engineering and policy of the country's top leadership who made the fantasy come true and the Soviet Union win the Victory (in the struggle for Peace:)

The city of Kazan and Kazan Aviation Institute is directly relevant to the development of aviation and astronautics; the world-famous names - Nikolay Guryevich Chetaev, Valentin Petrovich Glushko, Sergey Pavlovich Korolev, Andrey Nikolaevich Tupolev,..., as well as Andrey Vladimirovich Bolgarsky, Yuri Georgievich Odinokov, Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Alemasov, Georgy Sergeevich Zhiritsky (one of the lunar craters was named after him), Vladimir Mefodyevich Matrosov (minor planet - Object 17354 - "Matrosov"): - all of them are associated with Kazan and Kazan Aviation Institute (which celebrates its 80^th Anniversary this year), alma mater of engineering personnel for aviation and rocket-and-space engineering.

It was in 1945 in Kazan where the first in the country department of rocket propulsion engineering was founded in Kazan Aviation Institute (Head of department - V.P.Glushko, Professor of department - G.C.Zhiritsky, Lecturers - S.P.Korolev, D.D.Sevryk,...).

Among the famous designers of rocket-and-space hardware there were also the following graduates of KAI: B.I.Gubanov, Chief Designer of Energiya-Buran Space System; V.I.Lobachev, Head of Mission Control Center,...

Close interdisciplinary link between the basic and applied spheres of science, between its separate disciplines is of vital importance for successful development of the whole aviation and rocket-and-space engineering, for space exploration. This was established as a basis for the entire scientific, educational, engineering and design work aimed at the training of specialists in Kazan on N.G.Chetaev's initiative and according to the innovative ideas of the "fathers of Russian aviation" N.E.Zhukovsky, S.A.Chaplygin, aiming at extension of traditions of advanced scientific and educational School (P.L.Chebyshev - A.M.Lyapunov- N.G.Chetaev).

 

The papers published in this special issue describe the developments of the leading specialists in aerospace; they contain the historical analysis of the way that led to the positive results of the beginning of Space Era. Scientific research, analytical reviews on these events and relevant problems, analytical and information articles, polemical ideas and prospects of further development of Astronautics in Russia and in the World, reflections on the meaning of space scientific and engineering heritage for the whole world society and results in the sphere of aviation and aerospace systems are presented.

The special issue was prepared with support from our Partners, among them: Central Scientific Research Institute for Machine Building, Federal Space Agency, K.E.Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, Academy of Aviation and Aeronautics Sciences, A.A.Maksimov Scientific and Research Institute of Space Systems, N.E.Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), International Academy of Astronautics, Institute of Control Sciences of RAS, :

Our authors are well-known specialists, researchers, representatives of the Academies of Sciences, design bureaus, scientific and research institutes, universities, space agencies, who work in the spheres theoretical and applied aviation and astronautics.

G.M.Chernyavsky (Scientific-and-Engineering Center "Cosmonit", "Russian Space Systems", Russia), specialist in research and development of space information systems, - with a profound investigation of astronautics' intended purpose (Part II), with the analysis of methodological basis of astronautics, conditions that provided the Soviet Union with success in Space, on the problems and prospects of Astronautics.

A.V.Degtyarev, A.V.Novikov (M.K.Yangel Yuzhnoe Design Bureau, Ukraine), specialists in design and construction of rocket-and-space systems, - with the review devoted to the 100^th Anniversary of M.K.Yangel, Chief Designer of rocket-and-space systems of Yuzhnoe DB, with the analysis of the main results in three areas: combat missiles, launch vehicles, space vehicles.

P.J.Werbos (National Science Foundation, USA), specialist in decision-making and control, in power and adaptive systems, - with the analysis of problems and prospects in space exploration by the humanity (with the discussion of possible sustainable settlements in outer Space); with the review of key achievements of the last 40 years.

V.V.Panov, A.V.Shevyakov (Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences), specialists in simulation of processes and complex engineering systems, - with the results in models and methods for detection, recognition and filtration of signals for aerospace information systems.

V.G.Borisov, G.N.Nachinkina, B.V.Pavlov, A.M.Shevchenko (V.A.Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of RAS, Russia), specialists in simulation and design of flight control systems, - with their results in the development of design procedure for high-quality systems of moving objects control.

Scientific-and-information section

V.Yu.Rutkovskiy (V.A.Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of RAS, Russia), specialist in control theory of nonlinear unsteady objects, - with the review of the challenges and prospects of theory and methods of automatic control in industry, including the problems of aircraft and space vehicle control, presented at the World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control.

S.S.Krylov, A.A.Puntus (Moscow Aviation Institute - NRU, Russia), specialists in qualitative theory and applied issues of differential equations, in higher mathematics teaching methods and training of high-qualification specialists, - with scientific and information review of mathematical problems in aerospace sphere with engineering applications, some research results obtained by students and postgraduates of the department of Applied Mathematics and Physics of MAI.