Bronisław Żurakowski
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Bronisław Żurakowski
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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 test pilot Janusz Żurakowski.
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Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, and glider test pilot (1911–2009)
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2023-05-21T03:31:31Z
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