About Zbysław Ciołkosz
Lived 1902 – 1960 (aged 58). Zbysław Ciołkosz was a Polish military flight engineer, engineer and designer.
Zbysław Ciołkosz (23 March 1902 – 25 June 1960) was a Polish American aircraft designer, whose work includes the P.Z.L. 27, PWS-20, LWS-3 Mewa, RWD-11, LWS-6 Żubr, PWS-1, PWS-54, PWS-19, LWS-2, and PWS-52. He was with PWS and LWS, but emigrated to America in 1948, where his work at Piasecki Helicopter earned him the Wright Brothers Medal in 1953 with D. N. Meyers for a paper discussing the use of shaft turbines for helicopters.
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Who was Zbysław Ciołkosz?
aerospace engineer
When was Zbysław Ciołkosz born?
Zbysław Ciołkosz was born on 23 March 1902 in Kraków.
When did Zbysław Ciołkosz die?
Zbysław Ciołkosz died on 25 June 1960 in Seattle.
What was Zbysław Ciołkosz's occupation?
Zbysław Ciołkosz was a military flight engineer, engineer and designer.
What nationality was Zbysław Ciołkosz?
Zbysław Ciołkosz was Polish.
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