Igor Sikorsky
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Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of his design and constru
Studio portrait, c. 1950
Sikorsky in 1914
Sikorsky Bolshoi Baltisky of 1913, before receiving its pair of pusher engines
Russian aviators Sikorsky, Genner and Kaulbars aboard a "Russky Vityaz", c. 1913
Sikorsky S-2
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The Sikorsky S-2 was the second fixed-wing aircraft designed by Igor Sikorsky using the main wing section from the S-1 and a 19 kW Anzani 3 three-cylinder engine in a tractor configuration. During the
Igor Sikorsky
…25 May 1889 – 26 October 1972) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construction. His fifth airplane, the S-5, won him national recognition in Russia and secured F.A.I. pilot's…
Igor Sikorsky at the controls of the S-2 near Kiev, Russian Empire in June 1910