Igor Sikorsky
Russian-American aviation pioneer (1889–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Russian: Игорь Иванович Сикорский, romanized: Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Сікорський, romanized: Ihor Ivanovych Sikorskyi; 25 May 1889 – 26 October 1972)[4] was a Russian–American[1][2][3] aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construction. His fifth airplane, the S-5, won him national recognition and F.A.I. pilot's license number 64.[5] His S-6-A received the highest award at the 1912 Moscow Aviation Exhibition, and in the fall of that year the aircraft won first prize for its young designer, builder and pilot in the military competition at Saint Petersburg.[6]
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Born | Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (1889-05-25)May 25, 1889 Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | October 26, 1972(1972-10-26) (aged 83) |
Nationality | Russian-American[1][2][3] |
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Occupation | Aircraft designer |
Known for | First successful mass-produced helicopter, the Sikorsky R-4 |
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Children | 5 |
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After immigrating to the United States in 1919, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923,[7] and developed the first of Pan American Airways' ocean-crossing flying boats in the 1930s.
In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300,[8] the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the rotor configuration used by most helicopters today.[9] Sikorsky modified the design into the Sikorsky R-4, which became the world's first mass-produced helicopter in 1942.