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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.
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The Sikorsky S-2 was the second fixed-wing aircraft designed by Igor Sikorsky using the main wing section from the S-1 and a 19 kW (25 hp) Anzani 3 three-cylinder engine in a tractor configuration. During the first flight attempt on June 3, 1910, the biplane reached a height of two to four feet and traveled approximately 200 m (200 yd).
Igor Sikorsky Is Ukrainian-American who was born in Kyiv Soviet Ukraine and attended Kyiv Polytechnic. 98.109.202.30 ( talk ) 21:40, 8 November 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Not done for now : please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ Edit semi-protected }} template.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Kaman's first aircraft experience was working for Igor Sikorsky. In 1945, he started his own aircraft company, Kaman Aircraft, to pursue his own designs. [2] In January 1947, the Kaman K-125 helicopter first flew. It utilized intermeshing rotors and Kaman's patented servo-flap rotor control. [2]
1972 – Igor Sikorsky, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (b. 1889) 1973 – Semyon Budyonny, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1883) 1974 – Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (b. 1914) 1976 – Deryck Cooke, English musicologist and author (b. 1919) [34]