Sikorsky
Rotorcraft aviation founder
Sikorsky is an American aircraft manufacturer known primarily for helicopters.
Founded by aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky, the company produced the first practical helicopter in the United States.
The name appears on military and civilian rotorcraft worldwide: a Sikorsky Black Hawk, The president travels by Sikorsky helicopter.
U.S. Army helicopter
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- Jolly Green GiantTowering verdant produce mascot
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
vertical lift · transport helicopter · military helicopter · rescue helicopter
Aerospace and defense corporation
- defense contractorCompany producing military goods
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
- StratfordEnglish market town, Warwickshire
Connecticut · subsidiary · aviation industry · government contracts · military contracts · production · assembly · workforce
Slavic masculine name
- aviation pioneerEarly aircraft innovator
- Russian-AmericanOf both nations' heritage
- inventorCreator of original devices
- engineerTechnical design professional
Stratford · Connecticut · immigrant · visionary · aeronautical engineer · aviation history · flight pioneer · 1939
Black Hawk
U.S. Army helicopter
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- Jolly Green GiantTowering verdant produce mascot
rotorcraft · vertical lift · transport helicopter · military helicopter · rescue helicopter
Lockheed Martin
Aerospace and defense corporation
- defense contractorCompany producing military goods
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
Stratford · Connecticut · subsidiary · aviation industry · government contracts · military contracts · production · assembly · workforce · defense industry
Igor
Slavic masculine name
- aviation pioneerEarly aircraft innovator
- Russian-AmericanOf both nations' heritage
- inventorCreator of original devices
engineer · Stratford · Connecticut · immigrant · visionary · aeronautical engineer · aviation history · flight pioneer · 1939 · test flight
SikorskyBoeing
American aircraft manufacturer
Cessna · Airbus · Embraer · Bombardier · Northrop
SikorskyWright Brothers
First airplane inventors
Orville Wright · Wilbur Wright · Charles Lindbergh · Amelia Earhart · Howard Hughes