Czesław Zbierański
Czesław Zbierański | |
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 Czesław Zbierański | |
| Born | December 6, 1885 |
| Died | May 31, 1982 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | Polish / United States |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Czesław Michał Zbierański (1885–1982) was a Polish engineer, pioneer of Polish aviation, major of Polish Army. In 1910–1911, with , he constructed an aircraft with two pairs of wings, the first Polish aircraft constructed partially with metal. In the 1920s, Zbierański was producing cars, motorcycles and rail draisines. He was also a Polonia activist, and founder of an English language book collection of the Aviation Institute in Warsaw (1962). He was awarded the 5th Class Virtuti Militari.
Biography[]
Zbierański was born on 6 December 1885 in Warsaw.
He developed aviation interests after graduating at Lviv Polytechnic. He co-founded (Polish: Koło Awiatów) in which, with (who joined to the circles later), he planned, designed and constructed an aircraft, . The first attempt to fly, in May 1911, failed. The reason for failure was that a part of the aircraft skin burned. On September 25, 1911 in Warsaw, successfully flew the aircraft for a distance of about 15–20 kilometers in 15 minutes.
During World War I, Zbierański was in Polish Legions. During World War II, he worked on the construction of anti-aircraft warfare, and as a technical supervisor in production of Avro Anson V at the . Before the end of World War II he moved to U.S., dying in New York City on 31 May 1982.
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