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
Igor Sikorsky quotes about
It is like a dream to feel the machine lift you gently up in the air, float smoothly over one spot,
The helicopter is probably the most versatile instrument ever invented by man. It approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of the flying horse and the magic carpet.