This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.
It would be right to say that the helicopter's role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious pages in the history of human flight. - Igor Sikorsky
It would be right to say that the helicopter's role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious pages in the history of human flight.
- Igor Sikorsky
If a man is in need of rescue, an airplane can come in and throw flowers on him, and that's just about all. But a direct lift aircraft could come in … - Igor Sikorsky
If a man is in need of rescue, an airplane can come in and throw flowers on him, and that's just about all. But a direct lift aircraft could come in …
Our concerns sink into insignificance when compared with the eternal value of human personality - a potential child of God which is destined to trium… - Igor Sikorsky
Our concerns sink into insignificance when compared with the eternal value of human personality - a potential child of God which is destined to trium…
At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering … - Igor Sikorsky
At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering …
Money lost-nothing lost, Health lost-little lost, Spirit lost-everything lost. - Igor Sikorsky
Money lost-nothing lost, Health lost-little lost, Spirit lost-everything lost.
The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward. - Igor Sikorsky
The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward.
It would be right to state that, with the successful flight of the XR-4 in the summer of 1942, the helicopter became a reality in the United States. - Igor Sikorsky
It would be right to state that, with the successful flight of the XR-4 in the summer of 1942, the helicopter became a reality in the United States.
Supersonic airplanes have carried men at more than 2,000 miles per hour and there are reasons to believe that this speed will be doubled by 1960 or s… - Igor Sikorsky
Supersonic airplanes have carried men at more than 2,000 miles per hour and there are reasons to believe that this speed will be doubled by 1960 or s…
It is like a dream to feel the machine lift you gently up in the air, float smoothly over one spot. - Igor Sikorsky
It is like a dream to feel the machine lift you gently up in the air, float smoothly over one spot.
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