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  2. Igor Sikorsky - Wikipedia

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    Igor Sikorsky was born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine), on May 25, 1889. [6] [10] [11] He was the youngest of five children.His father, Ivan Alexeevich Sikorsky, was a professor of psychology in Saint Vladimir University (now Taras Shevchenko National University), a psychiatrist with an international reputation, and an ardent Russian nationalist.

  3. List of companies named after people - Wikipedia

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    Sikorsky Aircraft – Igor Sikorsky; ... Turner Classic Movies, Turner South (defunct pay-TV network), TBS ... This page was last edited on 19 January 2025, ...

  4. Connecticut Air & Space Center - Wikipedia

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    The Connecticut Air & Space Center is an aviation museum located near Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, Connecticut, that is focused on the history of aviation in Connecticut. Founded by George Gunther in 1998 after the closing of the Stratford Army Engine Plant , it occupied buildings 6 and 53 of the complex from 2001 until 2022.

  5. Reaching for the Skies - Wikipedia

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    "Vertical Flight": This episode examines the history of vertical flight, beginning with the early helicopters, through the pivotal breakthrough of the Cierva Rotor-head, the helicopters of Igor Sikorsky (with a contemporary interview), and the two great periods of helicopter military lifesaving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, featuring the ...

  6. Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 - Wikipedia

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    The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 (or S-46) is an American single-engine helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It had a single three-blade rotor originally powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW ) engine. The first "free" flight of the VS-300 was on 13 May 1940. [ 2 ]

  7. Vladimir K. Zworykin - Wikipedia

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    Vladimir Kosma Zworykin [b] (1888/1889 [a] – July 29, 1982 [7]) was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode-ray tubes.

  8. List of Russian inventors - Wikipedia

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    Igor Sikorsky (1889–1972) Russian Empire United States: first four-engine fixed-wing aircraft (Russky Vityaz), first airliner and purpose-designed bomber (Ilya Muromets), modern helicopter, Sikorsky-series helicopters Sikorsky Skycrane carrying a house: Vladimir Simonov (1935–2020) Soviet Union Russian Federation

  9. Sikorsky Ilya Muromets - Wikipedia

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    Russky Vityaz. The Ilya Muromets (Sikorsky S-22) was designed and constructed by Igor Sikorsky at the Russo-Baltic Carriage Factory (RBVZ) in Saint Petersburg in 1913. [7] It was based on his earlier S-21 Russky Vityaz, which started out as the twin-engined Le Grand, then as the twin tandem-engined Bolshoi Baltisky before placing all four of the Baltisky's engines in a tractor configuration ...