Konstantin
Artseulov

Konstantin Artseulov (17(29) May 1891, Yalta — March 18, 1980, Moscow) was the grandson of Ivan Aivazovsky. He was a pilot and an artist. 

Konstantin Artseulov was born in the family of a sailor Konstantin Artseulov and Zhanna Artseulova, Ivan Aivazovsky's daughter. He studied at the Naval cadet corps (1906-1908), then worked at an aircraft factory after S. Shchetinin in St. Petersburg, also studied in pilot school and was engaged in gliding. He flew on the gliders of his own design. In 1911, he received a diploma of a pilot. In 1912 Konstantin Artseulov started working as the instructor at the Sevastopol aero club.

Konstantin Artseulov passed World War I, at the beginning he was in the cavalry, then he commanded a platoon, was a warrant officer. In 1915, he passed the exam for a military pilot. Konstantin Artseulov served in the 18th military aviation unit, flew about 200 reconnaissance flights. From 1916 Konstantin Artseulov was a pilot of the 8th fighter aviation detachment, he successfully held 18 air battles. In the same year he was appointed head of the Department for the training of fighter pilots in the Sevastopol school of aviation.

In the autumn of 1916, Artseulov for the first time in the history of Russian aviation deliberately introduced the aircraft into a spin and brought it from the corkscrew. The aerobatics were included in the training of fighter pilots to enhance maneuverability of the aircraft in combat, this reduced the number of victims in aviation.

Konstantin Artseulov was awarded the order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords, St. Anna's of the 4th degree and three other medals.

In 1918 Konstantin Artseulov joined the Red army. He was engaged in training pilots at the aviation school. One of his students was Valery Chkalov. Demobilized in 1927, he worked in civil aviation. In 1933 Konstantin Artseulov was repressed and later released from custody in 1937. Konstantin Artseulov was an illustrator. He was a member of the Union of artists of the USSR.