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|name=Frank Piasecki |image= Frank Piasecki, 1951.png |caption=Piasecki in the early 1950s |birth_date= {{Birth date|1919|10|24|mf=yes}} |birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date= {{death date and age|2008|02|11|1919|10|24|mf=yes}} |death_place= Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |death_cause = |nationality = American |known_for = Designing tandem rotor helicopters |education = |alma_mater = New York University |occupation = Helicopter designer |home_town = |spouse = Vivian O'Gara Weyerhaeuser |children = Nicole, Frederick, John, Lynn, Frank, Michael, and Gregory }}Frank Piasecki ({{IPAc-en|p|iː|ə|ˈ|s|ɛ|k|i}} {{respell|pee-ə|SEK|ee}}; {{IPA-pl|pjaˈsɛtski|lang}}; October 24, 1919 – February 11, 2008) was an American engineer and helicopter aviation pioneer. Piasecki pioneered tandem rotor helicopter designs and created the compound helicopter concept of vectored thrust using a ducted propeller.[2] Early life and educationBorn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an immigrant Polish tailor, Piasecki worked for autogyro manufacturers while still attending Overbrook High School,[3] then studied mechanical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania before graduating with a bachelor's degree from New York University. In 1940, he formed PV Engineering Forum with former Pennsylvania classmate Harold Venzie.[4] He built a single-person, single-rotor helicopter designated the PV-2 and flew it on April 11, 1943. This helicopter impressed the United States Navy sufficiently to win Piasecki a development contract.[5] CareerThe name PV Engineering was changed to Piasecki Helicopter Corporation in 1946. After a boardroom dispute, Piasecki left Piasecki Helicopter in 1955 and formed the Piasecki Aircraft Company.[6] At Piasecki Aircraft, he participated in the development of the Piasecki 16H-1 the world's first shaft driven compound helicopter, the PA-59K/VZ-8P Flying Geep, the Piasecki PA-97 Helistat heavy vertical airlifter and the Piasecki X-49 experimental compound helicopter. Personal lifePiasecki married Vivian O'Gara Weyerhaeuser on December 20, 1958.[6] They had seven children: Nicole, Frederick, John, Lynn, Frank, Michael, and Gregory.[7] His son John W. Piasecki is now President and CEO of Piasecki Aircraft. His son Fred W. Piasecki is Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer of Piasecki Aircraft.[8] His daughter Nicole Piasecki is vice president and general manager of Propulsion Systems for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.[9] Later life and deathPiasecki died at his home on February 11, 2008 after a series of strokes. He was 88. Awards
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References1. ^Helicopter pioneer Piasecki dies 2. ^Spenser, Jay P. Whirlybirds, A History of the U.S. Helicopter Pioneers. University of Washington Press, 1998. {{ISBN|0-295-97699-3}}. 3. ^{{cite web|title=Piasecki Aircraft Corporation >> About >> PiAC|url=http://www.piasecki.com/frank.php|publisher=Piasecki Aircraft Corporation|accessdate=2 October 2011}} 4. ^P-V Engineering Forum PV-2 - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 5. ^Wall Street Journal, February 16–17, 2008, p. A6 6. ^Twining, Charles E. F.K. Weyerhaeuser: A Biography. St. Paul, Minn: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1997. p. 289. {{ISBN|0-87351-356-8}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|last1=HEVESI|first1=Dennis|title=Frank Piasecki, a Pioneer in Helicopters, Is Dead at 88|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/15/business/15piasecki.html?_r=0|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=24 January 2016|date=15 February 2008}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Piasecki Aircraft Corporation|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=4016111|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=24 January 2016}} 9. ^"All Female Flight" External links
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