"The helicopter approaches closer than any other [vehicle]……" — Igor Sikorsky
"The helicopter approaches closer than any other [vehicle] to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of the flying horse and the magic carpet."
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15 Quotes by Igor Sikorsky
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Aeronautics was neither an industry nor a science. It was a miracle.
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The helicopter is probably the most versatile instrument ever invented by man. It approaches closer than any other to fulfillment…
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If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter…
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Supersonic airplanes have carried men at more than 2,000 miles per hour and there are reasons to believe that this…
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If a man is in need of rescue, an airplane can come in and throw flowers on him, and that's…
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It would be right to state that, with the successful flight of the XR-4 in the summer of 1942, the…
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It is like a dream to feel the machine lift you gently up in the air, float smoothly over one…
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It would be right to say that the helicopter's role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious pages…
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Money lost-nothing lost, Health lost-little lost, Spirit lost-everything lost.
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Our concerns sink into insignificance when compared with the eternal value of human personality - a potential child of God…
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According to recognized aero technical tests, the bumblebee cannot fly because of the shape and weight of his body in…
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At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate…
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