News and Events
Frank N Piasecki Historic Marker to be installed April 17, 2010
Posted by Piasecki Corp on 2010-04-12 11:28:05 EDT
A historic marker dedication slated for 4pm on Saturday April 17, 2010 is scheduled to take place at Frank N. Piasecki’s original business site at 1937 Callowhill Street in Philadelphia that was established in 1940. This site was the place where Piasecki’s early American rotor craft development started and became a rotorcraft passion for the rest of his life. Under the name of P-V Engineering Forum, P-V for Piasecki/Venzi, the two principals of the company, together with a small band of engineers, started development of the PV-2.
The PV-2 was first U.S. helicopter with dynamically balanced blades and cyclic control which successfully flew on 11 April, 1943, following Sikorsky’s successful flight of the VS-300 helicopter in 1939.
Frank Piasecki is recognized as the father of the Tandem Rotor. He went on to produce many successful helicopters, like the HUP 2 Retriever, H-21 Work Horse, YH-16 Transporter, CH-46 Sea Knight, and CH-47 Chinook.
The application for the historical marker was initiated by the Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia in cooperation with Association of the Polish American Engineers “Polonia Technica” and efforts of members through the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
The unveiling ceremony will bring many rotorcraft engineers and enthusiasts who want to celebrate the great achievement of the legend of aviation Frank N. Piasecki. It will be also a special day for the Piasecki Aircraft Corp, which strongly supports this event. The official historical marker will inform the many visitors about achievements of Frank Piasecki and his significant impact on the future developments of the helicopter industry.