Igor Sikorsky, a Russian aeronautics engineer, and inventor is known for crafting the first four-engine plane and the first working helicopter. He was born on May 25, 1889. He studied in Russia and then in Paris before choosing to follow his vision for aeronautic design.
He built the first four-engine plane in 1913 and, after decades of development, he crafted the first practical working helicopter, with its first test flight in 1939. Sikorsky came to the United States, and in 1925 he formed the Sikorsky manufacturing corporation, located in Long Island New York and the company evolved into the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation.
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