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81.) decade project (1930-1939) the age of war
Over one day ago | Thu Aug 17 23:37:00 PDT 2006
in 1930, igor sikorsky invented a successful helicopter. there were some other people who also invented the helicopters but their helicopters were not as successful as igor sikorsky. other helicopters couldn't go any farther than 1 to 2 ...
From kimris2006
82.) questionnaire about your country
Over one day ago | Sun Nov 18 11:47:00 PST 2007
a) sergei korolev (invented space program) b) dmitri mendeleev (the periodic table of chemical elements) c) igor sikorsky (the first successful helicopter) d) vladimir kosma zworykin (kinescope, a tube needed for tv transmission, ...
From Oxana
83.) thoughts about flying.
Over one day ago | Fri Feb 1 10:11:00 PST 2008
to invent an airplane is nothing. to build one is something. to fly is everything. ? otto lilienthal. aeronautics was neither an industry nor a science. it was a miracle. ? igor sikorsky.
From Alain
84.) Helicopter Pioneer Piasecki Dies at Age 88
Over one day ago | Mon Feb 11 19:29:00 PST 2008
In 1943, Piasecki became the second American to build and fly a helicopter, following Igor Sikorsky who flew his first helicopter in 1941. At age 88, Piasecki remained chief executive of Piasecki Aircraft Corp. He was busy, working with ...
From Military Pockets
85.) no-one took the aviation quiz! :(
Over one day ago | Wed Oct 25 19:15:00 PDT 2006
c: russia, by an aviation pioneer named igor sikorsky. he would emigrate to the united states after the russian revolution and become famous for flying boats and helicopters. d: the united states 3. the first successful helicopter was ...
From samblob
86.) breitling history
Over one day ago | Thu Jan 24 15:49:00 PST 2008
1940: igor sikorsky demonstrates his mastery of free helicopter flight by keeping his vs-300 in the air for over 15 minutes, on may 13, 1940. 1942: breitling launches the chronomat, the first chronograph to be fitted with a circular ...
From Online Watch Review
87.) 1939
Over one day ago | Mon May 22 5:33:00 PDT 2006
... new york; war songs in england: "roll out the barrel," the last time i saw paris"; joliot-curie demonstrates possibility of splitting the atom; muller synthesizes ddt; polyethylene invented; igor sikorsky constructs first helicopter ...
From unknown
88.) a captivating look at helicopters.
Over one day ago | Sun Nov 11 14:17:00 PST 2007
... as the original inventors, two frenchmen named launoy and beienvenu, who flew their machine for the french academy of sciences in 1784. and igor sikorsky, who invented the first production helicopter that revolutionized war in 1958. ...
From gil@keskydee.com
89.) pop culture potpourri wake-up call for 6/20/05
Over one day ago | Mon Jun 20 23:48:00 PDT 2005
9. samuel colt 10. eli whitney 11. cyrus mccormick 12. george w. mcgill 13. sylvester graham 14. richard drew 15. jonas salk 16. arthur wynne 17. levi strauss 18. igor sikorsky 19. guglielmo marconi 20. ladislo biro good luck, and have fun!
From Brian Cronin
90.) the root cause of medical miracles
Over one day ago | Fri Aug 3 18:58:00 PDT 2007
you never know what a "medical technology" looks like: thank providence aviation entrepreneurs don?t have to get their products approved by the fda, or igor sikorsky never would have invented the helicopter!
From John Graham
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