23 Quotes by Igor Sikorsky

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    The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind ahead even more than teamwork.

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    According to the laws of aerodynamics, the bumblebee can't fly either, but the bumblebee doesn't know anything about the laws of aerodynamics, so it goes ahead and flies anyway.

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    Supersonic airplanes have carried men at more than 2,000 miles per hour and there are reasons to believe that this speed will be doubled by 1960 or so.

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    It would be right to state that, with the successful flight of the XR-4 in the summer of 1942, the helicopter became a reality in the United States.

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    This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.

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    The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward.

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    If a man is in need of rescue, an airplane can come in and throw flowers on him, and that's just about all. But a direct lift aircraft could come in and save his life.

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    Our concerns sink into insignificance when compared with the eternal value of human personality - a potential child of God which is destined to triumph over lie, pain, and death. No one can take this sublime meaning of life away from us, and this is the one thing that matters.

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