“If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your life.”

About Igor Sikorsky

Aviation Pioneer • American

Igor Sikorsky was a Russian-American aviation pioneer 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. After immigrating...