*Flight Vehicle Performance DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92105*

Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI), and on his initiative was created Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy—alma mater of three famous Soviet aircraft designers Sergei Ilyushin, Artem Mikoyan, and Alexander Yakovlev.

Science lives in the research schools, and great scientists are those who both do great discoveries and develop the next generations of discoverers. Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy is my alma mater as well, and with these few words I would like to express my appreciation to all my teachers who helped me on my way of professional and personal development.
