Sikorsky is an American aircraft and helicopter manufacturer. It was founded 1923 by a Russian-American aircraft engineer Igor Sikorsky, who made the first stable, single-rotor, fully-controllable helicopter to enter large full-scale production in 1942, upon which the majority of subsequent helicopters were based (though he did not invent the helicopter itself). The company became a part of United Aircraft in 1934, now United Technologies Corporation (UTC), and remains one of the leading helicopter manufacturers, producing such well-known models as the UH-60 Black Hawk and SH-60 Sea Hawk, as well as experimental types like the Sikorsky X-Wing. It is a leading defense contractor. Sikorsky has supplied the helicopter of the President of the United States, Marine One since 1957. (Note that in January 2005 the U.S. Government selected Lockheed Martin's AugustaWestland EH101-based entry as the replacement to the current Marine One aircraft, which caused an outcry from many in Sikorsky Aircraft's home state of Connecticut.) Sikorsky's VH-3 (H-3 Sea King) and VH-60 (UH-60 Black Hawk) currently perform this role. This work is copyrighted. ... Airbus A380 An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Igor Sikorsky Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Russian: Игорь Иванович Сикорский, Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Сікорський) Igor Sikorsky (25 May 1889 – 26 October 1972) was a (Ukrainian-)Russian-American pioneer of aviation who designed the first four-engine aeroplanes and the first successful helicopter of the most common configuration (single main rotor with tail rotor). ... United Technologies Corporation (UTC) (NYSE: UTX) is a major multinational corporation based in Hartford, Connecticut. ... For other uses of Blackhawk/Black Hawk, see Black Hawk. ... The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin-engine anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter, based on the airframe of the UH-60 Black Hawk. ... Sikorsky X-Wing The Sikorsky X-Wing was an experimental hybrid helicopter/fixed-wing aircraft developed between 1983 and 1988 by helicopter manufacuter Sikorsky with NASA and DARPA funding. ... The presidential seal was used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Marine One in front of the White House Presidents George W. Bush and Vicente Fox board Marine One. ... Lockheed Martin US101 The AgustaWestland EH101 is a medium-lift helicopter originally developed as a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy for military applications but also marketed for civil use. ... UH-3H Sea King The Sikorsky UH-3 Sea King (also known as Sikorsky S-61) is a twin-engined multi-purpose helicopter. ... For other uses of Blackhawk/Black Hawk, see Black Hawk. ...

UTC has recently acquired Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, which is now a subsidiary of Sikorsky. The product lines of the two firms are complementary, and have very little overlap, as Sikorsky primarily concentrates on medium and large helicopters, while Schweizer produces small helicopters, UAVs, gliders, and light planes. The Schweizer deal was signed on August 26, 2004, exactly one week to the day after the death of Paul Schweizer, the company's founder and majority owner. The Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, located in Horseheads, NY, was incorporated in 1939 by three Schweizer brothers, who built their first glider in 1930. ... Unmanned Aerial Vehicle over Iraq. ... Gliders are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for un-powered flight. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

Sikorsky's main plant and administrative offices are located in Stratford, Connecticut. Other Sikorsky facilities are in West Haven, Shelton, and Bridgeport, Connecticut; West Palm Beach, Florida and Troy, Alabama. Other Sikorsky-owned subsidiaries are in Trumbull, Connecticut; Coatesville, Pennsylvania and Grand Prairie, Texas; and the company has branches around the world.

Aircraft

Sikorsky designates nearly all of its models with S-numbers; numbers S-1 through S-20 were designed by Igor Sikorsky in Russia. Later models, especially helicopters, received multiple designations by the military services using them, often depending on purpose (UH, SH, and MH for instance), even if the physical craft had only minor variations in equipment. In some cases, the aircraft were returned to Sikorsky or to another manufacturer and additionally modified, resulting in still further variants on the same basic model number.

Airplanes

• Sikorsky S-29-A - twin-engine cargo biplane. First Sikorsky built in the U.S. Appeared in Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels (1924)
• Sikorsky S-30 - twin-engine, never built. (1925)
• Sikorsky S-31 - single-engine biplane (1925)
• Sikorsky S-32 - single-engine two-passenger biplane (1926)
• Sikorsky S-33 - "Messenger" single-engine biplane (1925)
• Sikorsky S-34 - twin-engine flying boat prototype. (1927)
• Sikorsky S-35 - three-engine biplane prototype (1926)
• Sikorsky S-36 - 8-seat two-engine flying boat "Amphibion" (1927)
• Sikorsky S-37 - "Guardian" 8-seat two-engine biplane (1927)
• Sikorsky S-38 - 8-seat two-engine boat flying boat (USN PS) (1928 - 1933)
• Sikorsky S-39 - five-seat single-engine variant of S-38 (1929 - 1932)
• Sikorsky S-40 - "Flying Forest" 4-engine 28-passenger flying boat (1931)
• Sikorsky S-41 - twin-engine flying boat (1931)
• Sikorsky S-42 - "Clipper" four-engine flying boat (1934 - 1935)
• Sikorsky S-43 - "Baby Clipper" twin-engine amphibious flying boat (1935 - 1937) (Army OA-1, USN JRS-1)
• Sikorsky S-44 - four-engined flying boat (1937)
• Sikorsky S-45 - six-engine flying boat (for Pan Am. Never built.)

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Helicopters

• Sikorsky R-4 - world's first production helicopter. (1940)
• Sikorsky H-5 - helicopter designed with higher load, endurance, speed, and service ceiling than the R-4 (1943)
• Sikorsky S-51 - world's first commercial helicopter. (1946)
• Sikorsky S-52 - helicopter with all-metal rotors (1947)
• Sikorsky S-55 - utility helicopter (1949)
• Sikorsky S-56 - twin-engined helicopter, H-37A Mojave (1953)
• Sikorsky S-58 - improved S-55 (1954)
• Sikorsky S-60 - prototype "flying crane" helicopter, crashed 1961 (1959)
• Sikorsky S-61 - ASW helicopter, many variants including HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant" (1959)
• Sikorsky S-62 - HH-52 Seaguard amphibious helicopter (1958)
• Sikorsky S-64 - CH-54 Tarhe "flying crane" (1962)
• Sikorsky S-65 - CH-53 Sea Stallion, CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters (1964, 1974)
• Sikorsky S-67 - prototype attack helicopter (1970)
• Sikorsky S-69 - prototype with counterrotating props, no tail (1972?)
• Sikorsky S-70 - UH-60 Black Hawk, SH-60 Sea Hawk (1974)
• Sikorsky S-72 - rotor systems research for NASA (1987)
• Sikorsky S-76 Spirit - 14-seat commercial (1977)
• Sikorsky S-92 and military Sikorsky H-92

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Gallery

Sikorsky H-92 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (537x700, 65 KB)Sikorsky H-92 From http://www. ...	Sikorsky S-92 ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x578, 386 KB) CHC Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 www. ...	Sikorsky S-76 ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x674, 348 KB) CHC Sikorsky S-76 www. ...	UH-60 Black Hawk Download high resolution version (2814x1960, 1376 KB)UH-60 Blackhawk File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Other Aircraft

• Sikorsky Cypher - Doughnut-shaped UAV (1992)
• Sikorsky Cypher II - development of above (2001)

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Customers

In 1938, Howard Hughes purchased an S-43 for a proposed round-the-world flight. Hughes is pictured in The Aviator teaching Katharine Hepburn to fly in an S-38. For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ... The Aviator is a 2004 biographical drama film, directed by Martin Scorsese. ... Hepburn, in a publicity shot for Song of Love Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic star of American film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ...

Pan American used the S-40, S-42 and other models for their early "flying clippers". Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ...

In January 2005, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) acquired six new Sikorsky S-70B naval helicopters which will operate off the RSN's new frigates [1]. The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN, Malay: Angkatan Laut Republik Singapura, Simplified Chinese: 新加坡海军部队) is the navy of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). ...

In addition, Sikorsky is a major supplier of helicopters to the U.S. Military.

Museum displays

• Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania

1958 UH-34D Seahorse

1962 HH-52A Seaguard

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See also

• Aerosan—Sikorsky built some of these propeller-powered sleighs in 1909–10.
• Igor Sikorsky
• Helicopter

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External links

• Sikorsky homepage
• Sikorsky H92 Selected as New Canadian Forces Maritime Helicopter
• Sikorsky Timeline at the Helicopter History Site
• Sikorsky entry at Aerofiles
• Patents owned by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. US Patent & Trademark Office. URL accessed on December 6, 2005.

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