Sikorsky: father of the helicopter

Igor Sikorsky revolutionized aeronautics and contributed to the appearance of the global travel industry. He was a dreamer, who made his fantasy come true.

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[sinitskyd]

Sikorsky -- a great Russian inventor.

[SatorKein]

This human would create helicopters in Russia, but revolution spoiled all...

[ivankutas1]

The guy is actually Ukrainian

[dlardge21]

this vid sucks

[Bloodyvains71]

I always admired Sikorsky. Due to the fact that I love aviation and hope to be an aircraft designer.

[slivovich]

@fonsecae wikipedia? wow...the most crappiest source of information.

[LordBuntaro]

Nor Sikorsky, nor Focke, or any other arrogate to be the inventor of the helicopter, they would have done nothing without the work of Juan de la Cierva. Never

[LordBuntaro]

IGOR SIKORSKY, FATHER OF THE HELICOPTER? NEVER! If there were justice, history would say that was the spaniard Juan de la Cierva. It was he who invented the rotor flapping (the nature of the helicopter), who solved the problem, which meant that something with rotating wings could fly and be controlled. Focke and Sikorsky they bought the patents of Juan de la Cierva, and somehow this gave them practically all the work done

[wwwvik1]

People, please stop commenting and being irrational in self proclaiming rational. There's more to that story of origins of wars in Europe. The powers that we are not educated to understand...

Igor Sikorsky is a Ukrainian, born near Kiev, studied at KPI then it was Russian Empire, and the Ukraine was a part of it but it had not been Russia, it always was Ukraine even in Soviet Union despite terrible regime.

Scotland is Scotland despite it's a UK, and Mr Bell was a Scottish, was he? Not Eng.

[Grommo]

@Youtoo2128

No. Sikorsky did not invent the tail rotor.

It was pioneered by Boris Yuriev.

Can you please explain Sikorsky's contribution to the following helicopters:

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