Igor Sikorsky Biography

Igor Sikorsky biography

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NAME: Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky
OCCUPATION: Engineer, Inventor
BIRTH DATE: May 25, 1889
DEATH DATE: October 26, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kiev, Ukraine

PLACE OF DEATH: Easton, Connecticut

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Igor Sikorsky was a Russian-American pioneer of aviation, credited with designing America's first helicopter.

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Born in the Ukraine in 1889, Igor Sikorsky became a pioneer of aviation. He is credited with designing America's first helicopter. His mother's fascinating with Leonardo da Vinci sparked his early interest in flying machines. Sikorsky developed the first fleet of Pan American Airway's planes and after years of development, he produced the Sikorsky R-4, the world's first mass-produced helicopter.