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Nikolai Ilyich Kamov (Russian: Никола́й Ильи́ч Ка́мов; 14 September[O.S. 1 September]1902– 24 November 1973) was a Sovietaerospace engineer, a pioneer in the design of helicopters, and founder of the Kamov helicopter design bureau.[1][2][3]
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Kamov was born in a 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]
Nikolai Ilyich Kamov died on November 24, 1973, he was 71 years old.[4]
Monument to aircraft designer M.L. Mil and N.I. Kamov in Irkutsk on Lenin Street (architect Sergey Demkov). The opening was on July 5, 2023.[8]
Memorial plaque in TomskThe M.L. Mil and N.I. Kamov National Helicopter Center ("NCV Mil and Kamov"), established in 2019 on the basis of JSC "Moscow Helicopter Plant named after M.L. Mil" and JSC "Kamov". The company is part of the Russian Helicopters holding company.[8]
