Frank Piasecki
Frank Piasecki (/piːəˈsɛki/ pee-ə-SEK-ee; Polish: [pjaˈsɛtski]; October 24, 1919 – February 11, 2008) was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using a ducted propeller.
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| Birth date | October 24, 1919 |
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| Date of death | February 11, 2008 |
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- http://books.google.com/books?id=lyEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA29&dq=popular+science+1951+PV-2&hl=en&ei=zxfBTKbjIoKfngeOs9zTCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=true
- http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/piasecki-passes-on-but-his-pioneering-work-lives/?no_cache=1&cHash=107a736b5d
- http://www.nationalaviation.org/piasecki-frank
- http://www.piasecki.com