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His son John W. Piasecki is now
President and CEO of Piasecki Aircraft. His son Fred W. Piasecki is Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer of Piasecki Aircraft. His daughter Nicole Piasecki was the vice president and general manager of Propulsion Systems for
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twin-rotor project. In 1940, he formed PV Engineering Forum with former
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Weyerhaeuser on December 20, 1958. They had seven children: Nicole, Frederick, John, Lynn, Frank, Michael, and Gregory.
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Piasecki (L) receives the
National Medal of Technology from U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
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Piasecki died at his home on
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the world's first shaft driven compound helicopter, the
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Whirlybirds, A History of the U.S. Helicopter Pioneers
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sufficiently to win Piasecki a development contract.
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