What is "klimov"

The Kirill Klimov Experimental Design Bureau under the direction of Vladimir Yakovlevich Klimov (Влади́мир Я́ковлевич Кли́мов) (1892-1962) designed engines for Soviet aircraft. The OKB was formed in the early 1930s to produce and improve upon the liquid-cooled Hispano-Suiza 12Y V-12 piston engine for which the USSR had acquired a license.

In 1946 the British government allowed Rolls-Royce to sell a number of Nene and Derwent V turbojet engines to the Soviet Union. Klimov OKB was given the task of copying them, without the knowledge or permission of the West, as the VK-1 and RD-500.

Klimov is a Soviet aircraft engine design bureau. It may also refer to

• Klimov (surname)
• Klimov Bluff in Antarctica

Klimov is a Russian male surname, its feminine counterpart is Klimova . It may refer to

• Alexandra Klimova (1921–?), Russian/Soviet actress and People's Artist of the USSR
• Alexei Klimov (born 1975), Russian sport shooter
• Andrey Klimov (born 1982), Russian boxer
• Ekaterina Klimova (born 1978), Russian film, theater and TV actress
• Elem Klimov (1933–2003), Soviet film director
• Fedor Klimov (born 1990), Russian pair skater
• Galina Klimova (born 1942), Russian rower
• Georgy Klimov (1928–1997), Russian linguist
• Gregory Klimov (1918-2007), pen-name of Igor Kalmykov a.k.a. Ralph Werner, Soviet defector and writer
• Igor Klimov (born 1989), Russian football defender
• Ivan Klimov (1904–?), Soviet military leader
• Leonid Klimov (born 1953), Ukrainian politician and banker
• Marina Klimova (born 1966), Russian ice dancer
• Marusya Klimova (born 1962), Russian writer
• Mikhail Klimov (actor) (1880–1942), Russian/Soviet actor and People's Artist of the USSR
• Mikhail Klimov (choirmaster) (1881–1937), Russian choirmaster and leader of the St. Petersburg Capella in the early 20th century
• Natalya Klimova (born 1951), Ukrainian former basketball player
• Nikolai Klimov (1904–1991), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Oksana Klimova (born 1992), Russian ice dancer
• Pavel Klimov (1920–1992), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Rita Klímová (1931–1993), Czech economist and politician
• Sergey Klimov (canoeist) (born 1935), Soviet sprint canoer
• Sergey Alexandrovich Klimov (born 1980), Russian racing cyclist
• Valery Klimov (violinist) (born 1931), Peoples Artist of the USSR
• Valeri Klimov (footballer) (born 1974), Russian footballer
• Valeri Klimov (ice hockey) (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player
• Vladimir Klimov, Soviet sprint canoer
• Vladimir Klimov (designer) (1892–1962), Soviet aircraft engine designer and academician
• Vladimir Klimov (soldier) (1922–1980), Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Yevgeni Klimov (born 1985), Kazakhstani professional football player
• Yuri Klimov (born 1961) (1961–2000), MVD officer and Hero of Russia
• Yury Klimov (born 1940), Soviet/Russian handball player and Olympic team gold medalist