Igor Sikorsky

Herausgegeben:Miller, Frederic P.; Vandome, Agnes F.; McBrewster, John

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Igor Sikorsky (25 May [O.S. 13 May] 1889 26 October 1972), born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, was a Russian-American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. He designed and flew the world''s first multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft, the Russky Vityaz in 1913, and the first airliner, Ilya Muromets, in 1914. After immigrating to the United States, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923, and developed the first of Pan American Airways'' ocean-conquering flying boats in the 1930s. In 1939, he designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the rotor configuration used by most helicopters today. Sikorsky would modify the design into the Sikorsky R- 4, which became the world''s first mass-produced helicopter in 1942.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786131639845
• ISBN-10: 6131639841
• Artikelnr.: 29817264