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Nikolai Kamov (engineer)

Nikolai Kamov (engineer) is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nikolai Kamov (engineer) rather than just read about it. In short: Nikolai Ilyich Kamov (Russian: Никола́й Ильи́ч Ка́мов; 14 September [O.S. 1 September] 1902 – 24 November 1973) was a Soviet aerospace engineer, a pioneer in the design of helicopters, and founder of the Kamov helicopter design bureau. Biography Kamov was born in a Russian family, in Irkutsk, but lived in Tomsk until his death on November 24, 1973 in Moscow.

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Reference excerpt

Nikolai Ilyich Kamov (Russian: Никола́й Ильи́ч Ка́мов; 14 September [O.S. 1 September] 1902 – 24 November 1973) was a Soviet aerospace engineer, a pioneer in the design of helicopters, and founder of the Kamov helicopter design bureau.

Biography 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. 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. Nikolai Ilyich Kamov died on November 24, 1973, he was 71 years old.

Awards 1972 - Hero of Socialist Labour 1962, 1972 - Orders of Lenin 1957, 1971 - Orders of the Red Banner of Labour 1972 - USSR State Prize Doctor of Technical Sciences

Memory

Buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow Since 1992 one of the two main Soviet-Russian helicopter manufacturers bears a surname of Nikolai Kamov In 2018 Tomsk airport renamed into Tomsk Kamov Airport to commemorate Nikolai Kamov by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. 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. The 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.

Illustrations

Nikolai Kamov (engineer): A Soviet post stamp commemorating Kamov's contributions to the Soviet aviation — A Soviet post stamp commemorating Kamov's contributions to the Soviet aviation

Worked examples

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Nikolai Kamov (engineer)

In research: Nikolai Kamov (engineer) appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nikolai Kamov (engineer) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nikolai Kamov (engineer) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1902 births, 1973 deaths, 20th-century Russian engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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