What is Genrikh Novozhilov?
[[File:Novozhilov Genrikh.JPG|thumb|200px|Novozhilov in 2016]] '''Genrikh Vasilevich Novozhilov''' ({{Lang-ru|Ге́нрих Васи́льевич Новожи́лов}}; 27 October 1925 – 28 April 2019) was a [[Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n [[aircraft]] [[designer]]. He was an important part of the design of many [[Ilyushin]] passenger aircraft, including the [[Ilyushin Il-18|Il-18]], [[Ilyushin Il-62|Il-62]], [[Ilyushin Il-76|Il-76]] and [[Ilyushin Il-96|Il-96]]. He was the main designer and head of Ilyushin for a time. He led the [[development]] of the Il-76, the Soviet Union's most popular passenger and military transport aircraft. He also served as a [[deputy]] of the [[Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union|Supreme Soviet of the USSR]] from 1974 to 1989. He was born in [[Moscow]]. Novozhilov died on 28 April 2019 at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Soviet and Russian aircraft designer Genrikh Novozhilov dies aged 93|url=http://tass.com/society/1056246|publisher=TASS|date=28 April 2019|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Novozhilov, Genrikh}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Russian aerospace engineers]] [[Category:Scientists from Moscow]] {{Bio-stub}}