Władysław Zalewski

Władysław Zalewski (January 21, 1892 in Warsaw – November 25, 1977 in London) was a Polish aviation engineer, constructor of aeroplanes and aeroplane engines. Since 1939 he lived in Great Britain.

In the years of 1908–1913 Zalewski constructed biplane WZ I and its 20 hp engine. In 1912 he constructed with his brother Bolesław monoplane WZ II. During the years of 1915–1916 he built two tetraplanes, in which one was flying on the frontline. During the interwar period Zalewski built biplane WZ VIII (1919), fighter plane WZ X (1923–1926), sports plane WZ XI (1927) and the first Polish four-engined heavy bombing plane PZL-3 (1928–1930; built in France as Potez 41) made in PZL.

Zalewski constructed also aircraft engines in manufactory Avia: WZ-7 (80 hp), WZ-40 (40 hp), WZ Bobo (10 hp), WZ-100 (100 hp).

References

* cite web
title=Zalewski Władysław
work=Internetowa encyklopedia PWN
url=http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=4000091
accessdate=2007-10-06
language=Polish
publisher=Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN
* cite web
title=Zalewski Władysław
work=WIEM Encyclopedia
url=http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/51198,,,,zalewski_wladyslaw,haslo.html
accessdate=2007-10-06
language=Polish
* cite web
url=http://www.enter.net.pl/www/zen_tal/strony/postac/strony/zalewski.html
accessdate=2007-10-06
language=Polish
title=Zalewski Władysław
first=Zenon
last=Talarczyk

Persondata
NAME=Zalewski, Władysław
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=aviation engineer, constructor of aeroplanes and aeroplane engines
DATE OF BIRTH=January 21, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH=Warsaw, Poland
DATE OF DEATH=November 25, 1977
PLACE OF DEATH=London, England