Anatoli Georgevich Bedunkovich (in Russian: Анатолий Георгиевич Бедункович, born 1903) graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (LPI) as an engineer. In his first years of professional work, he worked in factories No.23 and No.47.
Since 1930 he began his work, initially at the Leningrad Institute of Communication Engineers (LIIPS) and later at the Civil Air Fleet Engineers Institute. In parallel, work began on the projection and construction of aeronautical technology.
In 1930 he designed and built an aviation engine known as the 55 hp AB-55 from the cylinders of an old Anzani engine from 1910, of which there were a large number in the warehouses of the old aviation factories from before the war. This engine worked successfully, but was never produced.
In 1934 and as part of the collective of the Aerial Scientific-Research Institute (NIAI) created the LK-4 (NIAI-4) light aircraft with variable wing structure, which was successfully tested in the NII GVF and recommended for production. This model participated in two light aircraft competitions, showing excellent performance. In 1936 he developed a more powerful model based on the LK-4, which was known as the P-3.
In 1937 at the head of a group of specialists from the Leningrad Civil Aeronautical Fleet Institute, he designed a biplane specialized in agricultural tasks, the SJ-1.
After the war he continued dedicated to teaching, being known for his books and works related to aviation and used in the aeronautical teaching centers of Leningrad.
Anatoli Georgevich Bedunkovich died in 1978.
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