Igor Sikorsky
Igor Sikorsky
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, tr. Ígor' Ivánovič Sikórskij; Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Сікорський , tr. Ihor Ivanovych Sikorskyj; May 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972), was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. First success came with the S-2, the second fixedwing plane of his design and construction. His fifth airplane, the S-5, won him national recognition as well as F.A.I. license Number 64. His S-6-A received the highest award at the 1912 Moscow Aviation Exhibition. and in the fall...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth25 May 1889
CountryUnited States of America