About Sikorsky
He became the second designer, engineer and pilot in the Russian Empire to lift a domestic airplane into the air.
He was the first to develop and build multi-engine aircraft in 1912-1914 – “Grand”, “Russian Knight”, “Ilya Muromets”.
After emigrating to the United States, he had four sons: Sergei (1925), Nicholas (1926), Igor (1929) and George (1931).
He provided amphibious aircraft to Pan American Airlines to establish regular and secure flights between North and South America.
He began mass production of Sikorsky Aircraft helicopters, which are still flown by American presidents.
His helicopters were the first to fly across the Atlantic (S-61; 1967) and Pacific (S-65; 1970) oceans (refueled in the air).
He wrote a number of theological works.
2008
A monument to Igor Sikorsky has been unveiled on the site of the former hangar and now the Department of Aviation History and Cosmonautics of the State Polytechnic Museum. Sculptor NA Oiler. The words of the genius aircraft designer are embossed on the pedestal: “I take off my hat in front of my Alma Mater, which prepared me to conquer the sky.” And also a dedication: “To the designer of the first planes, helicopters, the student of KPI of 1907-1911 from the Kiev polytechnics”.
2009
The National Bank of Ukraine in the series “Outstanding personalities of Ukraine” issued a commemorative coin made of nickel silver with a face value of 2 hryvnias. The image on the coin depicts the Ilya Muromets aircraft, for the development of which Sikorsky received worldwide recognition in 1913. The reverse of the coin depicts a portrait of Sikorsky in the form of a pilot, to the right of which against the background of a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci there are inscriptions – IGOR SIKORSKY (semicircle), years of life – 1889-1972.
2011
The capital’s Tankova Street, where the US Embassy and the NATO Mission in Ukraine are located, has been renamed Aviakonstruktora Ihor Sikorsky Street. This street appeared in the area of Nyvka in the middle of the XIX century. and until 1957 was called Nova.
2012
Memorial plaque unveiled at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church (Chester, Philadelphia, USA)
2016
At the Museum of the Ukrainian Dispute of the Museum of History of Kyiv, director Oksana Pidsukha and curator Hanna Leksina opened the exhibition “Our Sikorsky”, which presents documents from the Digital Archive of Igor Sikorsky from Stratford (Connecticut, USA). The opening was attended by the first cosmonaut of Ukraine Leonid Kadenyuk and the future project manager of the Museum Sikor Sky Victor Grisa.
Kyiv International Airport (Zhulyany) is named after Igor Sikorsky
On the eve of the beginning of the new academic year, the National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” was named after its former student, a prominent aircraft designer of the twentieth century Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky.
At the Kyiv International Airport named a famous pilot after a monument to Igor Sikorsky has been erected. The author of the monument is a sculptor Volodymyr Zhuravel, the architect is Oleg Selivanov, the graphic designer is Stanislav Topolsky, and the engineer is Oleg Petrukha. The total height of the sculpture is 7.2 meters. The material of the sculpture is bronze, covered with a dark green patina. Pedestal material – granite. The sculpture is kinetic – in strong gusts of wind the helicopter’s propellers rotate.
2020
The Ukrainian Cultural Foundation of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine has approved the application of the Creative Ukraine NGO to finance the Museum Sikor Sky project, a virtual museum hub based on a 3D model of Igor Sikorsky’s Kyiv family home. The first stage of the project ended on October 30.
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The name of the aircraft designer was assigned to the aerospace lyceum of the National Aviation University of Ukraine.
The square in the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg at the intersection of two highways named after two other prominent sons of Ukraine: Korolev Avenue and Utochkina Street is named after Sikorsky.
Igor Sikorsky
Ukrainian Cultural Foundation