Igor Sikorsky

Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (May 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972) was a Russian pioneer of aviation who designed the first four-engine aeroplanes and the first modern helicopter.

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Igor Sikorsky was born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) and studied at the Naval War College in St. Petersburg. His early work included the construction, as chief engineer, of the first four-motor aircraft. He was also the test pilot for its first flight, on May 13, 1913. Sikorsky's planes were used by Russia as bombers in World War I (see Ilya Muromets) and he was decorated with the Cross of St. Vladimir.

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