Jerzy Dąbrowski
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Jerzy Dąbrowski (September 8, 1899 – September 17, 1967) was a Polish
aeronautical engineer. He was the lead designer of the famed PZL.37 Łoś
medium bomber.
Dąbrowski was born in
Warsaw Technical University (Polytechnic). The department offered aviation speciality and had an aviation fan club. Dąbrowski designed and built his first aircraft, biplane ultralight D.1 Cykacz (Ticker) in 1924 at the Centralne Warsztaty Lotnicze
(Central Aviation Workshops) in Warsaw. In 1925 Dąbrowski obtained a special permission to complete pilot training at the 1st Air Regiment.
Due to financial difficulties Jerzy left the Polytechnic in 1926 and started working at the
Challenge 1934
contests.
Dąbrowski's greatest achievement was the design of a very advanced medium bomber
Invasion of Poland
. A further 18 were in reserve at the Małaszewicze base and a dozen in training. The remainder of the aircraft was being finished slowly at the PZL factories in Warsaw and Mielec, with the main emphasis shifting to the production of fighters. During that time Dąbrowski designed a very promising low-wing fighter with inline engine, PZL.62, but the war prevented its development.
During the
Percival Aircraft and Folland Aviation. In 1955 he moved to the United States working initially at the Cessna Aircraft Co., then Stanley Aviation and finally Boeing where he specialized in advanced studies. He died while working in Renton, Washington
on September 17, 1967.
References
1. Jerzy B. Cynk (1990): Samolot bombowy PZL-37 Łoś, Wydawnictwo Komunikacji i Łączności
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