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Igor Sikorsky grave

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Igor Sikorsky

Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Russian: И́горь Ива́нович Сико́рский , IPA: ['iɡərʲ ɪ'vanəvit͡ɕ sʲ'korskʲɪj] ( ), tr. Ígor' Ivánovič Sikórskij; May 25, 1889 – October 26, 1972),[N 1] was a Russian American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. He designed and flew the world's first multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft, the Russky Vityaz in 1913, and the first airliner, Ilya Muromets, in 1914.

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