Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky
(
Russian
:
И?горь Ива?нович Сико?рский
,
IPA:
[?i??r? ??van?vit? s???korsk??j]
(
listen
)
,
tr.
Igor' Ivanovi? Sikorskij
; May 25, 1889 ? October 26, 1972)
[4]
was Russian and American
[1]
[2]
[3]
aviation pioneer
in both
helicopters
and
fixed-wing aircraft
. He built and improved upon the first
helicopter
that could be used.
Igor Sikorsky was born on May, 25, 1889, in Kyiv.
Sikorsky graduated from the Marine Cadet Corps (1903?1906) in
Saint Petersburg
and the
Kyiv
Polytechnic Institute (1907?1911). He studied at the
Paris
Technical School (1906).
On February 18, 1918, he emigrated to the
French Republic
(Paris), and in March, 1919 he moved to the
United States
. Until 1923, he had no his own income, sometimes he gave pilot lessons and lectured in secondary schools. But it was changed in 1923, when he founded an aviation company, later Sikorsky became the owner of the design and construction company "Sikorsky Aircraft". By 1939 he had built about 15 types of aircraft.
In 1925-1940, he developed a series of successful aircraft that brought many records to the United States.
Built in 1934 by
Pan American World Airways
, the Sikorsky S-42 set ten
world records
, and 10 S-42s became the world's first intercontinental passenger liners to operate regular flights across the
Atlantic
and
Pacific
Oceans.
His helicopter was first shown to be useful when he added a winch on it. Soon after this, it saved the lives of two sailors during a
hurricane
.
He also started Sikorsky Aircraft, a huge helicopter manufacturing company which produces famous helicopters such as the Sea King and Skycrane.
He died on October 26, 1972 in Easton. Since his death, his office at Sikorsky Aircraft has been left.
Igor Sikorsy has received more than 80 different high honors and a rare Wright Brothers Memorial Award.
He was named a
Honorary Doctor
of many universities around the world.
In 1979, the IAC immortalized the name of Igor Sikorsky in the name of a crater on the
moon
.
Since 1980, the American Helicopter Association has awarded the Sikorsky Prize.
In 1987, a square in the Primorsky District of St. Petersburg was named after Igor Sikorsky.
[5]
In August 2008, an
exhibition
dedicated to Igor Sikorsky was organized in the
Lviv
gallery.
[6]
[7]
On July 8, 2010 by the decision of the Kyiv City Council the name of Igor Sikorsky was assigned to the Aerospace Lyceum of the National Aviation University.
On October 27, 2011, Tankova Street in Kyiv was renamed by Kyiv City Council to Aviakonstruktora Igor Sikorsky Street.
In 2011, the main belt
asteroid
"10090 Sikorsky" was named in honour of Igor Sikorsky.
In 2015, one of the streets in
Vinnytsia
was named after Igor Sikorsky.
[6]
In 2016, Kyiv International Airport (formerly Zhulyany Airport) was named after Sikorsky.
[8]
In 2016, the National Technical University of Ukraine Kyiv Polytechnic Institute was named after Igor Sikorsky.
In 2016, the Museum of the Ukrainian Diaspora opened the first historical and memorial exhibition project "Our Sikorsky", which now operates on a permanent basis.
A monument to Igor Sikorsky was opened near the Sikorsky Airport in Kyiv on August 31, 2019, on Ukrainian Aviation Day.
[9]
- ↑
1.0
1.1
"Britannica Concise Encyclopedia"
. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2006, p. 1751.
- ↑
2.0
2.1
"Sergei Sikorsky: Reflecting on the 90th Anniversary of Sikorsky Aircraft"
Archived
2015-07-19 at the
Wayback Machine
Quote: Some 90 years ago, on March 5, 1923, a Russian refugee named Igor Sikorsky organized a new company"
- ↑
3.0
3.1
Jacobson, Lee (April 2013).
"Igor Sikorsky Was a Reflection of His Heritage and Experiences in Life"
(PDF)
.
Sikorsky Archives News
. Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 21 January 2022
. Retrieved
25 May
2020
.
My family is of Russian origin. My grandfather and other ancestors from the time of Peter the Great were Russian Orthodox priests. Consequently, the Russian nationality of the family must be considered as well established
- ↑
Fortier, Renald.
"Igor Sikorsky: One Man, Three Careers."
Archived
October 16, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine
aviation.technomuses.ca,
1996. Retrieved: October 29, 2008.
- ↑
"площадь Сикорского - это... Что такое площадь Сикорского?"
.
Словари и энциклопедии на Академике
(in Russian)
. Retrieved
2021-04-09
.
- ↑
6.0
6.1
"Улицы Киева ? 2011"
.
81412.livejournal.com
. Retrieved
2021-04-09
.
- ↑
"У Ки?в? з'явилася вулиця на честь ав?аконструктора ?горя С?корського"
.
ТСН.ua
(in Ukrainian). 2011-10-27
. Retrieved
2021-04-09
.
- ↑
"М?жнародному аеропорту "Ки?в" присво?ли ?м'я ав?аконструктора С?корського"
.
РБК-Украина
(in Russian)
. Retrieved
2021-04-09
.
- ↑
"A monument to Igor Sikorsky"
. Archived from
the original
on 2020-08-15
. Retrieved
2021-04-09
.