Igor Bensen
American aircraft designer (1917–2000)
Igor Vasilevich Bensen (Russian: И́горь Васи́льевич Бенсен; April 1, 1917 – February 10, 2000) was a Russian-American engineer. He founded Bensen Aircraft, a US company which produced a successful line of gyrogliders (rotor kites) and autogyros.2
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Born Apr 1, 1917, died Feb 10, 2000.1
Companies
- Bensen AircraftFounder8
Early life and education
- Date not recordedStevens Institute of Technology3
He was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and eventually reached the United States in 1937. He began studies at age 17 while in Belgium, won a scholarship to study in the US three years later. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1940, later becoming a Registered Professional Engineer.
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Career
Occupation: aircraft pilot, inventor.5
- Date not recordedFounded Bensen Aircraft4
Bensen flew his first towed gyroglider in 1954. He founded the Popular Rotorcraft Association (PRA) in 1962, a non-profit interest group for owners and homebuilders of autogyros and helicopters, based in Mentone, Indiana. He was the group's president from 1962 to 1971.
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Personal life
Bensen died from Parkinson's disease at age 82.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataIgor Bensen on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaIgor Bensen on Wikipedia
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- 8WikidataBensen Aircraft, Founder
- 9Wikimedia CommonsIgor Bensen photo by unknown, Public domain