Founder of OSKBES MAI
K. Zhidovetskiy, 1974

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• 1965 — the Student’s Design Bureau SKB-1 is formed.
• 1968 — Student’s Design Bureau SKB-1 is reorganized into Design Bureau of an Experimental Aircraft Construction of aircraft constructing faculty (OSKB-S).
• 1992 — OSKBES MAI as a part of joint-stock company «Aviatika», under the name OKB-MA, has received the Certificate R-9 of the developer of light civil aircrafts.
• 1996 — after change of a kind of activity of concern «Aviatika», OSKBES MAI has continued work in the field of general aviation together with RAC «MiG» («Mikoyan»).
• 1998 — the Aviaregister of Interstate Aviation Commitee issued a Design Organization Certificate R-52 of the developer of light civil aircrafts.
• 1999 — the founder of OSKBES MAI Kazimir Zhidovetskiy has died. Nikolay Goryunov was appointed Chief Designer of OSKBES MAI.
• 1999 — eight members of our design bureau, Moscow Aviation Iinstitute and RAC «MIG» were rewarded by «State Prize of the Russian Federation in science and technology» for designing and inculcation of light multipurpose airplanes in a serial production.
• 2002 — OSKBES MAI has started designing of new plane MAI-223.
• 2003 — OSKBES MAI actively starts to work over aeronautic vehicles.
• 2004 — MAI-223 made the first flight.
• 2006 — designing of autogyro МАИ-208 has begun.
• 2008 — Vadim Demin was appointed Chief Designer of OSKBES MAI.
• 2008 — designing of new four-seater plane MAI-407 has begun in OSKBES MAI.
• 2009 — works on designing of glider MAI-227 have begun.
• 2014 — OSKBES MAI began to develop a new vehicle  — SkyBoat HELIOS.
• 2014—2016 — OSKBES MAI develops and manufactures structural components of different types of unmanned aerial vehicles in the interests of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defence.

OSKBES MAI Chief Designer
V. Demin.

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Vadim Demin (May, 17th, 1961) — the Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation for services to science and technology.

In 1984 V. Demin has graduated from Moscow aviation institute on a speciality "Aircraft construction" (faculty № 1).

Occupied posts: the technician, the design engineer, senior design engineer, Deputy Chief Designer of OSKBES MAI (1980-2008).

Since July, 1st, 2008 V. Demin is appointed Chief Designer of OSKBES MAI.

Vadim Demin — is a General Manager of PRO-Avia Company

OSKBES MAI Staff (December, 2010)
V. Lazarev, V. Krylov (Jr.), V. Denisov, A. Trofimov, A. Latsenko, I. Fadeyev, V. Luchak, M. Dryagilev, O. Madan, D. Manakhov, V. Belyakov, V. Krylov, A. Zorin, A. Sinitsin, V. Feygenbaum, V. Shalygin, R. Mozhar, A. Yefremov (Dean of the 1st niversity department), N. Goryunov, A. Geraschenko (Moscow Aviation Institute Chancellor), V. Demin (Chief Designer), A. Kotlyar, L. Demina, O. Syuzyumov, V. Rodin, S. Vildyakskin, E. Goncharenko, A. Dmitriyenko, D. Valyuzhinich, S. Titov, T. Yurchenko, V. Yemelyanov, V. Gordiyenko.
O. Dzhezherya, A. Podkasik, N. Ivanov, M. Bykovskiy, V. Babanov, A. Borodulya, S. Bobylyov, S. Svinin.