Bronisław Żurakowski was a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor and glider test pilot, born in Makiejowka on 26 June 1911 and died on 4 October 2009. He was the brother of the test pilot Janusz Żurakowski. Before the Second World War he worked in the RWD design bureau, where he designed the RWD-17, the RWD-17W and the RWD-20 and made calculations for the RWD-16bis, RWD-21 and RWD-23. After the war he designed the first Polish helicopter, the BŻ-1 GIL, and later the BŻ-4 Żuk, both designated BŻ after his initials. He was also a co-designer of the successful utility aircraft PZL-104 Wilga.
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Bronisław Żurakowski (26 June 1911-4 October 2009) was a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, and glider test pilot.
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After the war he designed the first Polish helicopter BŻ-1 GIL and later a helicopter BŻ-4 Żuk
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After the war he designed the first Polish helicopter BŻ-1 GIL and later a helicopter BŻ-4 Żuk
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Bronisław Żurakowski (26 June 1911-4 October 2009) was a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, and glider test pilot.
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