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Igor Sikorsky

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Pilot
Died
Oct 26, 1972
Zodiac
Gemini
Born in
Russia
About
Russian-born developer and aviation pioneer who designed and flew the world's first multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft, the Russky Vityaz, in 1913. He also founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923, where he developed some of the first flying boats in the 1930's.
Family
Both his parents were physicians, though his mother never practiced professionally. He married Elisabeth Semion in 1924.

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