Raúl Pateras Pescara
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Raúl Pateras Pescara

Argentinian engineer, lawyer and inventor

Raúl Pateras Pescara de Castelluccio (1890 – 1966), marquis of Pateras-Pescara, was an engineer, lawyer and inventor from Argentina who specialized in automobiles, helicopters and free-piston engines.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Raúl Pateras Pescara (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 27, 1890, died May 7, 1966.1

About

Pescara is credited for being one of the first people to successfully utilize cyclic pitch, as well as pioneering the use of autorotation for the safe landing of a damaged helicopter. Pescara also set a world record (at the time) in 1924 for achieving a speed of 13 km/h (8 mph) in a helicopter.

From Wikipedia’s article on Raúl Pateras Pescara, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: aircraft pilot, military flight engineer, engineer.4

Personal life

  • BornApr 27, 1890, Adrogué5
  • DiedMay 7, 1966, 8th arrondissement of Paris6
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Italy, Italy7
  • Children18