Nikolai Kamov (engineer)
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]
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| 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) |
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| 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
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
- 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
References
- 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.
- 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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