Russian-American aviation pioneer who, after an earlier career building fixed-wing aircraft in the Russian Empire, designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 in 1939, the first viable American helicopter, establishing the single-main-rotor-with-tail-rotor configuration most helicopters still use. He then developed it into the Sikorsky R-4, the world's first mass-produced helicopter, which entered service in 1942. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Wikipedia: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
Source Wikipedia: Sikorsky R-4
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Aviation, Modes Sikorsky pioneered the practical helicopter specifically, a distinct branch of aviation from the fixed-wing flight the Wright brothers already hold primary credit for on this atlas; recorded associated rather than holds for that reason.
Source Wikipedia: Igor Sikorsky
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, nationality there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia: Igor Sikorsky
WikipediaLead section / HelicoptersQuote, Lead section / Helicopters
In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the single main rotor and a single antitorque tail rotor configuration used by most helicopters today.
Wikipedia: Sikorsky R-4
Wikipedia: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
WikipediaInvented: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets, Design and development section, para 1Quote, Invented: Sikorsky Ilya Muromets, Design and development section, para 1
The Ilya Muromets (Sikorsky S-22) was designed and constructed by Igor Sikorsky at the Russo-Baltic Carriage Factory (RBVZ) in Saint Petersburg in 1913.
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