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

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

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

Money lost-nothing lost, Health lost-little lost, Spirit lost-everything lost.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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…

- Igor Sikorsky

It is like a dream to feel the machine lift you gently up in the air, float smoothly over one spot.

- Igor Sikorsky