Bronisław Żurakowski
- Birth Date:
- 26.06.1911
- Death date:
- 04.10.2009
- Length of life:
- 98
- Days since birth:
- 41540
- Years since birth:
- 113
- Days since death:
- 5645
- Years since death:
- 15
- Extra names:
- Bronisław Żurakowski
- Categories:
- Constructor, Engineer, Pilot
- Nationality:
- pole
- Cemetery:
- Warszawa, Wawrzyszewski Cemetery (pl)
Bronisław Żurakowski (26 June 1911 – 4 October 2009) 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 (both designated BŻ for his initials). 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.
Source: wikipedia.org
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