Sikorsky

American

[si-kawr-skee] / sɪˈkɔr ski /

noun

Igor 1889–1972, U.S. aeronautical engineer, born in Russia.

Sikorsky British

/ sɪˈkɔːskɪ /

noun

Igor. 1889–1972, US aeronautical engineer, born in Russia. He designed and flew the first four-engined aircraft (1913) and designed the first successful helicopter (1939)

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An American Airlines flight that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, was coming in for a landing when it collided with a Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday evening.

From BBC

The helicopter was a Sikorsky H-60 that took off from Fort Belvoir in Virginia with three soldiers on board, and belonged to B Company, 12th Aviation Battalion.

From BBC

Rain has worked with Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky and with fire officials in Orange County in the hopes of bringing its technology into operational use.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the second fatal crash for Marines in Southern California involving a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, a heavy lift helicopter, in the last six years.

From Los Angeles Times

The first three of Australia’s Sikorsky Aircraft-manufactured Black Hawks were delivered this month.

From Seattle Times

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