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Igor Sikorsky

Igor Sikorsky. Davis Wood Core 1-2 Ms. White’s Science November 5, 2014 Mr. Sikorsky liked to say that "the work of the individual still remains the spark which moves mankind ahead," and he proved it throughout his life. A little about him. Igor Ivan Sikorsky Born on May 25 th 1889

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Igor Sikorsky

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  1. Igor Sikorsky Davis Wood Core 1-2 Ms. White’s Science November 5, 2014 Mr. Sikorsky liked to say that "the work of the individual still remains the spark which moves mankind ahead," and he proved it throughout his life.

  2. A little about him • Igor Ivan Sikorsky • Born on May 25th 1889 • Died on October 26th 1972 • He came to New York on March 30th, 1919 • He was born in Russia • He started his work in 1910 • He was only 20 when he built his first airplane • He died of a heart attack after a days work in the office at the age of 83 • What I found interesting was that he died after a day of work

  3. What he did • He started Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation • He is credited with not the first Helicopter but the first practical one • The name of it was the VS-300 (right) • He also designed and built the fist Military Helicopter

  4. One of his Patents

  5. Some of his aircraft in use today • The UH-60 Black Hawk was fielded by the Army in 1979. The Navy received the SH- 60B Seahawk in 1983 and the SH-60F in 1988. The Air Force received the MH-60G Pave Hawk in 1982 while the Coast Guard received the HH-60J Jay hawk in 1992. The unit cost varies with the version. For example, the unit cost of the Army's UH-60L Black Hawk is $5.9 million while the unit cost of the Air Force MH-60G Pave Hawk is $10.2 million. • MH-53E Sea Dragon • CH-53E Super Stallion (The biggest helicopter in the western world)

  6. His Impact On Society • His impact on society was that he made a helicopter that was easy to use. It made it possible to get into places that fixed wing aircraft couldn’t go. For example his helicopter was the first used to make a sea rescue which saved two men’s lives. • His helicopter also made it possible to save peoples lives in the war. • The first war helicopters were used in was WWII.

  7. Where I found my Information I found it at About.com And at American Treasures of the Library of Congress.gov It also came from Engines of our Ingenuity.edu

  8. The End!!!

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