Igor I. Sikorsky

	IGOR I. SIKORSKY Aero Engineer - Inventor
	Born Kiev, Russia, May 25, 1889. Designed and flew his first aircraft in 1910 to begin the longest continuous aeronautical career in history -- more than 60 years. Among his achievements, from the world's first four-engine aeroplane of 1913, to his epic making flying boats of the 1930-40 period, his greatest contribution is the rotary wing aircraft -- the helicopter. His first models built in 1909 failed for want of engines with sufficient power, but he nurtured his dream, and on September 14, 1939, made the first successful flight. No single advancement of aeronautical science has had greater impact on the life and well being of man than this invention. Died 26 October 1972.
	Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1966