игорь сикорский

1. Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky

Выполнили: Шулятьева Марина, Неклюдова Мария
1889
1972

2. Biography

Sikorsky
Ivan
Alekseevich
Born: June 6, 1889, in Kiev
Died: October 26, 1972, in Easton (USA)
Family: Father - Ivan Alexandrovich Sikorsky, a wellknown professor of psychiatry
Mom - Maria Stefanova, from her he first heard
about projects of flying machines
Education: He studied at the 1st Kiev Gymnasium,
then at the Naval Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg.
However, his poor health put an end to his naval
career. In 1907, he enrolled in the Kiev Polytechnic
Institute.

3. Invention

In 1909–1910, Sikorsky built his first helicopters, though
only the second could lift its own weight.
In 1910, he switched to aircraft, creating his first planes
with Fyodor Bylinkin.
By 1911, he earned a pilot's license and built a fifth
aircraft capable of one-hour flights.
In 1912, he received top awards for his C-6 and C-6A
models, making his name famous across Russia.

4. Area of application

Sikorsky's inventions were used in military
aviation (bombers and helicopters), civil aviation
(passenger planes and transatlantic flying boats),
and for rescue operations and evacuation of the
wounded around the world.

5. The impact of discoveries on science

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Sikorsky revolutionized aviation: he created
the world's first multi-engine aircraft (the
Russian Knight), marking the beginning of
heavy aviation and bomber aviation.
His flying boats ("Clipper") opened the era of
transatlantic passenger transportation .
He became the "father" of the global
helicopter industry, having developed a singlerotor scheme that became the standard for
decades.
The impact of discoveries on
science

6. Memory of the scientist

There are monuments, streets, and squares
named after him in various countries
around the world, and the Kiev Polytechnic
Institute and the Aerospace Museum were
named after him.