Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972), aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky's mother, Mariya Stefanovna Sikorskaya, instilled a love for Jules Verne's stories in the Russian-American aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky.

Kiev born Igor Sikorsky was an aviation pioneer who designed the world’s first mass-produced helicopter in 1942. It is Sikorsky's final version of the vertical flying machine, comprising a ...