“This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.” ImportantStonesMachinesFlightAviationStepping Stones Author:Igor Sikorsky
“The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward.” FlightSeatsAviationPilotsReluctantHelicopters Author:Igor Sikorsky
“Aeronautics was neither an industry nor a science. It was a miracle.” IndustryMiracleFlyingFlightAviationAirplaneGreat AviationAirplanes And Flying Author:Igor Sikorsky
“The helicopter is probably the most versatile instrument ever invented by man. It approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of the flying horse and the magic carpet.” MenDreamMagicMankindApproachHorseInstrumentsAncientFlyingFlightFulfillmentAviationCarpetHelicoptersVersatile Author:Igor Sikorsky
“It would be right to state that, with the successful flight of the XR-4 in the summer of 1942, the helicopter became a reality in the United States.” StatesRealityWould BeUnitedUnited StatesSuccessfulSummerFlightHelicopters Author:Igor Sikorsky
“It would be right to say that the helicopter's role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious pages in the history of human flight.” HumansWould BeRolesPagesFlightSavingGloriousHelicoptersSave A Life Author:Igor Sikorsky
