Nikolai Kamov
Born
Nikolai Ilyich Kamov

(1902-09-14)September 14, 1902
Died24 November 1973(1973-11-24) (aged 71)
Burial placeNovodevichy Cemetery
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Alma materTomsk Polytechnic University (1923)
Occupations
Years active1923–1973
Employers
Known forhelicopter designer, scientist in aerospace engineering domain, founder of the Kamov Design Bureau (1940)
TitleDoctor of Science
PredecessorNone
SuccessorSergey Mikheyev
AwardsHero of Socialist Labour
USSR State Prize
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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]

Biography

Kamov was born in 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

A Soviet post stamp commemorating Kamov's contributions to the Soviet aviation

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Свищёв, Георгий, ed. (1994). Авиация : Энциклопедия [Aviation : Encyclopedia] (in Russian). Москва: Большая российская энциклопедия : ЦАГИ. p. 735.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 Савинский, Юрий (2002). Камов. Творческая биография конструктора вертолётов [Kamov. Creative biography of the Helicopters Designer] (in Russian). Москва: Полигон-Пресс. p. 200. ISBN 9785943840128.
  4. "Kamov Design Bureau". www.russianhelicopters.aero. Retrieved 2018-11-26.


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