A need for a fundamentally new type of engineers to work in the new sectors of aviation science and technology arose in Russia in the early 20th century. An outstanding Russian scientist the founder of aero-hydrodynamics Professor Nikolai Zhukovsky initiated the foundation of scientific and educational centers to conduct the necessary research and training of scientists and engineers for the industry’s development. Under the patronage of his follower an outstanding scientists and teacher Boris Yuriev, Aeromechanical Department was founded at the mechanical faculty of MVTU (Moscow Higher Technical School). It was converted into Aeromechanical Faculty in 1929.
