Igor Sikorsky Davis Wood Core 1-2 Ms. White’s Science October 19, 2015 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 Died on October 26 th 1972 He came to New York on March 30 th, 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

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 What he did

One of his Patents

Some of his aircraft in use today The UH-60 Black Hawk was fielded by the Army in The Navy received the SH- 60B Seahawk in 1983 and the SH-60F in The Air Force received the MH-60G Pave Hawk in 1982 while the Coast Guard received the HH-60J Jay hawk in 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)

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.

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