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Almanac: Igor Sikorsky

Name: Almanac: Igor Sikorsky
Uploaded: 2014-05-25T09:22:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Description: On May 25, 1889, aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky was born in Kiev. A pilot and aeronautical engineer, Sikorsky designed the world’s first working helicopter. Charles Osgood reports.

On May 25, 1889, aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky was born in Kiev. A pilot and aeronautical engineer, Sikorsky designed the world’s first working helicopter. Charles Osgood reports.