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Nikolai Ilyich Kamov (Russian: Никола́й Ильи́ч Ка́мов; 14 September [O.S. 1 September] 1902 – 24 November 1973) was a Soviet aerospace engineer, a pioneer in the design of helicopters, and founder of the Kamov helicopter design bureau.[1][2][3]
Nikolai Kamov | |
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Николай Камов | |
 Kamov in 1966 | |
| Born | Nikolai Ilyich Kamov September 14, 1902 |
| Died | 24 November 1973 (aged 71) |
| Burial place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Tomsk Polytechnic University (1923) |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1923–1973 |
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| Known for | helicopter designer, scientist in aerospace engineering domain, founder of the Kamov Design Bureau (1940) |
| Title | Doctor of Science |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Sergey Mikheyev |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour USSR State Prize |
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Biography edit
Kamov was born in a Russian family, in Irkutsk, but lived in Tomsk until his death on November 24, 1973 in Moscow. He graduated from Tomsk Polytechnic University with an engineering degree in 1923.[3]
Kamov worked with Dmitry Grigorovich and later - for TsAGI. In 1940, he was assigned to establish the new helicopter OKB which was later named after him.[1]
Memory edit
- Buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
- Since 1992 one of the two main Soviet-Russian helicopter manufacturers bears a surname of Nikolai Kamov[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Свищёв, Георгий, ed. (1994). Авиация : Энциклопедия [Aviation : Encyclopedia] (in Russian). Москва: Большая российская энциклопедия : ЦАГИ. p. 735.
- ^ Остапенко, Юрий, ed. (2005). XX век. Авиастроение России в лицах [XXth Century. Faces of Russian Aviation Industry] (in Russian). Москва: МОО «Общество авиастроителей». p. 552.
- ^ a b Савинский, Юрий (2002). Камов. Творческая биография конструктора вертолётов [Kamov. Creative biography of the Helicopters Designer] (in Russian). Москва: Полигон-Пресс. p. 200. ISBN 9785943840128.
- ^ "Kamov Design Bureau". www.russianhelicopters.aero. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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