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Dr. Igor Sikorsky Visits the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
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Dr. Igor Sikorsky, fourth from the left, visits the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio. The legendary Russian-born aviation pioneer visited NACA Lewis several times during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1946 Sikorsky arrived at Lewis for the 1946 National Air Races, which included demonstrations by five of his helicopters. NACA flight mechanic Joseph Sikosky personally escorted Sikorsky during the visit.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineDr. Igor Sikorsky Visits the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. NASA/GRC, 1951-06-23. Public domain. ID: GRC-1951-C-27892.
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