Bronisław Żurakowski

Bronisław Żurakowski

Bronisław Żurakowski (born 26 June 1911 in Makiejowka) is a Polish engineer, aeroplane constructor, 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.

Bronisław is a brother of a test pilot Janusz Żurakowski.

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