Anatoly Georgievich Ufimtsev (Russian: Анатолий Георгиевич Уфимцев) (1880[1] -1936[2]) was a Russian engineer and aviation pioneer. He was born in Kursk. He invented a radial engine for which he received a Russian patent[3] and designed his own vehicles "Spheroplane 1" (Russian: Сфероплан No.1) and "Spheroplane 2" (Russian: Сфероплан No.2). He later designed and built agricultural equipment and wind turbines.[1]