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Igor Sikorsky
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Igor Sikorsky

Entrepreneur · Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation · born June 6, 1889 · died 1972

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Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construction.

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  1. ~34Founded Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation1923
  2. ~78Received the National Medal of Science1967

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