Sikorsky, Igor Ivanovich

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Sikorsky, Igor Ivanovich

Name: Sikorsky, Igor Ivanovich (Сикорский, Игорь Иванович) Years: 1889-1972 Nationality: Russian Remarks: Russian-American aircraft designer, best known for designing the first successful helicopter but also responsible for designing the world's first four-engine heavy bomber, the Ilya Muromets, in Russia just prior to World War I.

[edit] Timeline

• May 25, 1889 Russian-American aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky is born^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Igor Sikorsky

• Russian Wikipedia entry for Igor Sikorsky

• The Igor Sikorsky Historical Archives

• Aerial Russia: The Romance of the Giant Airplane

• Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky: Hero, Exile, Father of Aviation  at Pravoslavie i Mir (in Russian)

[edit] References

1. ↑ wikipedia:Igor Sikorsky