Anatoly Georgievich Ufimtsev

Anatoly Georgievich Ufimtsev (Russian: Анатолий Георгиевич Уфимцев) (1880-1936) was a Russian engineer and aviation pioneer. He was born in Kursk. He invented a radial engine for which he received a Russian patent and designed his own vehicles "Spheroplane 1" (Сфероплан №1) and "Spheroplane 2" (Сфероплан №2). He later designed and built agricultural equipment and wind turbines.

Spheroplane 1

Schematics of Spheroplane 1

Spheroplane 2

Wind turbine in Kursk (in work 1931-1936)

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