igor sikorsky

     

Bridgeport, Conn.'s airport is named for this helicopter pioneer whose aircraft plant was in the city

Trivia about igor sikorsky

  • In 1913 he built & flew the first 4-engine airplane; later he built helicopters
  • In June of 1943, he made the cover of Life magazine along with his helicopter
  • The craft seen here [helicopter] bears the name of this Russian-born engineer
  • In 1913 this Kiev-born aircraft designer built Le Grand, the world's first 4-engine plane
  • In 1939 this Russian took the 1st flight of a practical, single-rotor helicopter, & why not? He built the thing!

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