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25/05/1889 Russian-American aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky is born

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Igor Sikorsky speaks about a passenger plane. HD Stock Footage

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Russian American aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky test flies the Vought-Sikorsky V...HD Stock Footage

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Wings Over The World: Sikorsky Part 1

Sikorski originated from Russia. After the Bolshevik revolution, he fled to the United States. His achievements in aircraft design are not few. Sikorski designed the first aircraft with more than one engine: four-engine Russky Vityaz. Later he constructed and flew first usable American helicopter, Vought-Sikorsky VS-300.