23 Quotes by Igor Sikorsky

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.

It would be right to say that the helicopter’s role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious pages in the history of human flight.

The helicopter is probably the most versatile instrument ever invented by man. It approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind’s ancient dreams of the flying horse and the magic carpet.

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.

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