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Helmut Philip von Zborowski was a significant figure in early rocket and jet engine development. A contemporary of Werner von Braun, Zborowski worked on rocket and jet development for BMW during World War II, afterwards going to France and serving as a research engineer for the Société d'Etudes de la Propulsion par Réaction (SEPR). Zborowski later founded his own company, Bureau Technique Zborowski.
NASM.2001.0060
von Zborowski, Helmut Philip
1939-1960
Stefan and Sylvia Eihhorn, Purchase, 2001, 2001-0060, unknown
0.15 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This album 10 x 7 inches and contains 88 original photographs, taken from 1939 to 1960, of many of Zborowski's rocket, jet and coleopter projects, as well as 6 printed drawings.
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Coanda effect
Vertically rising aircraft
World War, 1939-1945
Aeronautics, Military
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics -- Research
Aeronautics
Airplanes -- Rocket engines
Airplanes -- Jet propulsion
Airplanes
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