Michael Stroukoff (29 January 1883 - 22 December 1973) was a Russian White Guard soldier and an American architect and aircraft designer.

Born 29 January 1883 in Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro), a city in the Russian Empire (now part of Ukraine), Stroukoff attended the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1908[1] with a degree in civic engineering.

[2][4] Following his emigration, Stroukoff started a career in architecture and interior design,[3] before being appointed chief engineer and president of Chase Aircraft upon its foundation.

[1][5] Following World War II, the assault glider fell out of favour, replaced by powered transports, and Stroukoff modified a YG-18 into the prototype YC-122, and a small number of the aircraft were built.

[4] While one version of the aircraft was the first jet-powered transport built in America,[5] it was the piston-engined 'assault transport' version of the C-123 that won a contract from the United States Air Force for production; due to limited capacity at Chase, this was subcontracted to the Kaiser Manufacturing Company, which purchased a 49% interest in Chase Aircraft.