Stories about: Sikorsky

World's Smallest Helicopter to Visit Its Original Designer's Homeland Igor Sikorsky is generally credited for spearheading the development of helicopters, but the man who envisioned the first vertical-flight machine was Leonardo da Vinci, more than five centuries before a helicopter was set in motion. Gennai Yanagiasawa however, a 75 year old Japanese helicopter developer, is credited ...	14 May 2008 07:51 GMT

Sikorsky Aircraft Adopts X2 Technology The importance of helicopters in air transportation services is given mainly by the advantages over airplanes, namely the capability to take off and land vertically and hover at a fixed point in the air. However, the biggest disadvantage is their speed. For example, a 12 passenger helicopter can reach a top velocity ...	30 April 2008 08:43 GMT

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World's Smallest Helicopter to Visit Its Original Designer's Homeland