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2 books mention ‘Sikorsky’.
The history of the helicopter from earliest times to 1960 includes Cierva, Focke Achgelis, Sikorsky, Weir etc.
Helicopter History · 219 pages · 15 September 2014£12.89…of the British helicopter covers the Bristol Sycamore, Sikorsky Hoverfly, the Cierva types and such types as the German Focke-Achgelis, Doblehoff helicopters…
Industrial History · 200 pages · 15 August 2013£12.89
Historical articles (3)
- From Cierva and the Weir W5 to the Bristol Sycamore: Early British Helicopter Development
Early helicopter history from the Denny Mumford helicopter and Cierva autogiros to the Weir W5, Cierva Air Horse, Sikorsky Hoverfly and Bristol Sycamore.
- Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown: Test Pilot, Carrier Landings and the Records That Still Stand
Captain Eric Winkle Brown flew 487 aircraft types and logged 2,407 carrier landings. Inside his records, the first jet deck landing and the steam catapult.
- From the Queen Mary to the Mosquito and Bouncing Bomb: Morris Furniture of Glasgow, 1914-1975
How H. Morris and Co. of Glasgow furnished the Queen Mary and Royal Yacht Britannia and built Mosquito balsa plywood, Highball casings and rotor blades.