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Bronisław Żurakowski

Engineer

Died when: 98 years 100 days (1179 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Bronisław Żurakowski

Bronislaw Zurakowski (26 June 1911 – 4 October 2009) was a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, and glider test pilot.Before the war Zurakowski worked in the RWD bureau, where he designed aircraft RWD-17, RWD-17W, RWD-20 and made calculations for RWD-16bis, RWD-21 and RWD-23.

After the war he designed the first Polish helicopter BZ-1 GIL and later a helicopter BZ-4 Zuk (both designated BZ for his initials).

He was a co-designer of a successful utility plane PZL-104 Wilga.Born in , Bronislaw is a brother of test pilot Janusz Zurakowski.


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