Frank Piasecki

Date of Birth	24-October-1919
Place of Birth	Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States of America, Area code 215, Area code 267, Area codes 215 and 267)
Nationality	United States of America
Profession	Engineer, Inventor
Frank Piasecki 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.

Awards by Frank Piasecki

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National Medal of Technology and Innovation	(Development of the tandem rotor helicopter (Flying Banana), the compound aircraft (an innovative VTOL design), and other contributions to vertical lift aircraft, as well as creation of what has become the Boeing Vertol Company with annual sales over $500 million and over 6,000 employees.)