Bronisław Żurakowski
Engineer, Deceased Person
1911 – 2009
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Who was Bronisław Żurakowski?
Bronisław Żurakowski was a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, and glider test pilot.
Before the war Żurakowski 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 BŻ-1 GIL and later a helicopter BŻ-4 Żuk. He was a co-designer of a successful utility plane PZL-104 Wilga.
Born in Makiejowka, Bronisław is a brother of a test pilot Janusz Żurakowski.
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- Born
- Jun 26, 1911
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 4, 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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