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Sikorsky’s Mid-Sized Moneymaker – the S-58

The S-58 was one of the most successful piston-engine helicopters that Sikorsky ever built. By the time the last S-58 rolled off the Bridgeport, Connecticut ...
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Sikorsky Builds Big – the S-56

The large and powerful Sikorsky S-56 was Sikorsky's answer to the U.S. Marine Corps' request for a shipboard helicopter that could carry heavy loads on ...
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Sikorsky Archives Participates in Two Roads Brewing’s 2025 Igor’s Dream Release Day

The Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives will take part in the 13th annual release of Two Roads Brewing's Igor's Dream Imperial Stout on Saturday, February ...
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Sikorsky’s Other Aviation Pioneer: Michael Gluhareff

Like Igor Sikorsky, Michael Gluhareff was a true aviation pioneer. As Sikorsky's Chief of Design, he collaborated with Igor Sikorsky on the design of the ...
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Sikorsky Takes the UTTAS Prize

The first flight of Sikorsky Aircraft's Black Hawk occurred 50 years ago, on October 17, 1974. Since then, over 5000 Black Hawks have been delivered ...
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Sacred Heart University Hockey Game to Benefit the Igor I Sikorsky Historical Archives

Join the Sikorsky Archives on November 22nd at the Martire Family Arena for an exhilarating evening on the ice as SHU Hockey takes on RIT.
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Sikorsky Test Pilots Expand the Envelope

Beginning with Igor Sikorsky, Sikorsky Aircraft's test pilots have a long history of expanding the flight envelope of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft.
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Sikorsky Archives Participates in Helicopter Day 2024

The Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives will take part in the Connecticut Air & Space Center's Helicopter Day on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
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Igor Sikorsky’s Bold Pursuit to Build the World’s First Multi-Engine Airplane

In the early 1900s, The Grand and the Ilya Muromets were the result of Igor Sikorsky’s persistence in developing large, multi-engine aircraft that could safety ...