If I’m not mistaken, he also performed the first ever helicopter rescue as well.
Objective-Dust4795 on
He was a good one. Reused designs of his so he didn’t run costs up. I flew blackhawks. loved em.
Edit: writing actual coherent statements.
Professional_Bad7520 on
Looks like one of Gru’s inventions (despicable me)
Narcissus_on_LSD on
Didn’t Da Vinci invent the helicopter?? Obviously Sikorsky created the first modern example, wasn’t man-powered, etc., but tricky thing to say outright he invented it, no?
Little-Carpenter4443 on
I’m glad he picked Sky and not Sik
Gaping_Whole_ on
Why is he angry with me?
AiDigitalPlayland on
Had to add a special compartment for his humongous balls
AdmiralXI on
True story: when I was 10, I tried to build my own helicopter by putting a lawnmower engine on top of a wooden crate I was building. I figured if I put the engine on a makeshift gimbal with a cricket stump as a handle, I could steer myself about and be the envy of all – even charge 50c a sightseeing flight.
I was a bit grumpy when my parents put a stop to the project. As I’m a parent now, I can kind of understand their hesitation.
bglbogb on
That looks like a way cooler thing to fly in that position
Tight-Creme9037 on
Bastante antes que él y durante la segunda guerra mundial los alemanes diseñaron, construyeron y volaron los dos modelos primeros helicopteros operacionales del mundo.
esraphel91 on
That is John Helicopter
Porkonaplane on
Sikorsky was a legit engineer, and his company was just as great. IIRC, when the US military told companies they were looking for a new helicopter, Sikorsky (the company, I think Igor was dead by this point, but I’m not sure) made their design and stress tested via factors that’d be a shit ton worse than what they’d be exposed to in combat. They shot everything with 50 cals, shot some components with RPGs, etc., all in an effort to make the most survivable helicopter.
Also, while they’re known for their helis, they *used* to make planes. The Sikorsky Ilya Muromets (any BF1 player or other avgeek knows about it) was one of the first passenger planes to have a toilet and I believe a heated cabin for the PAXs’. When WW1 rolled around, the Russian air force converted them to bombers, and I’m pretty sure the Muromets was one of the first aircraft to have an internal bomb bay.
All around, Sikorsky (both the man himself and the company as a whole) make good shit.
That’s actually incorrect, the Helicopter got its name from the REAL inventor.
John H. Helicopter
The H. also stands for Helicopter.
Onphone_irl on
shit goes hard ngl
Salvationzzzz on
How does this somehow look more futuristic than what we have now?
SaltRequirement3650 on
Most won’t know the “Blackhawk” is a Sikorsky. The UH-61 and such….
RoundTheBend6 on
I was just wondering when the helicopter was invented! Now my phone reads my thoughts.
Ese_Pinche_Guey on
His head is the same shape as the front glass. They should have put his happy mug on all of them like Thomas the train.
Dull_Experience_6969 on
And 24 years later humans walked the moon. That’s just weird af. That’s like it the helicopter were invented in 2002 and then the first moon landing in 2026 what the fuck ? 🤔
reesemccracken on
Helicopter (noun): A collection of thousands of metal parts whose sole purpose is to beat the laws of physics into submission.
aulrichson on
Anybody else getting inspector gadget vibes or is it just me lol
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That’s actually a really cool cockpit design.
Built it… then trusted it first try 💀
Michelangelo
If I’m not mistaken, he also performed the first ever helicopter rescue as well.
He was a good one. Reused designs of his so he didn’t run costs up. I flew blackhawks. loved em.
Edit: writing actual coherent statements.
Looks like one of Gru’s inventions (despicable me)
Didn’t Da Vinci invent the helicopter?? Obviously Sikorsky created the first modern example, wasn’t man-powered, etc., but tricky thing to say outright he invented it, no?
I’m glad he picked Sky and not Sik
Why is he angry with me?
Had to add a special compartment for his humongous balls
True story: when I was 10, I tried to build my own helicopter by putting a lawnmower engine on top of a wooden crate I was building. I figured if I put the engine on a makeshift gimbal with a cricket stump as a handle, I could steer myself about and be the envy of all – even charge 50c a sightseeing flight.
I was a bit grumpy when my parents put a stop to the project. As I’m a parent now, I can kind of understand their hesitation.
That looks like a way cooler thing to fly in that position
Bastante antes que él y durante la segunda guerra mundial los alemanes diseñaron, construyeron y volaron los dos modelos primeros helicopteros operacionales del mundo.
That is John Helicopter
Sikorsky was a legit engineer, and his company was just as great. IIRC, when the US military told companies they were looking for a new helicopter, Sikorsky (the company, I think Igor was dead by this point, but I’m not sure) made their design and stress tested via factors that’d be a shit ton worse than what they’d be exposed to in combat. They shot everything with 50 cals, shot some components with RPGs, etc., all in an effort to make the most survivable helicopter.
Also, while they’re known for their helis, they *used* to make planes. The Sikorsky Ilya Muromets (any BF1 player or other avgeek knows about it) was one of the first passenger planes to have a toilet and I believe a heated cabin for the PAXs’. When WW1 rolled around, the Russian air force converted them to bombers, and I’m pretty sure the Muromets was one of the first aircraft to have an internal bomb bay.
All around, Sikorsky (both the man himself and the company as a whole) make good shit.
Why so serious
It wasn’t the first helicopter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_61
That’s actually incorrect, the Helicopter got its name from the REAL inventor.
John H. Helicopter
The H. also stands for Helicopter.
shit goes hard ngl
How does this somehow look more futuristic than what we have now?
Most won’t know the “Blackhawk” is a Sikorsky. The UH-61 and such….
I was just wondering when the helicopter was invented! Now my phone reads my thoughts.
His head is the same shape as the front glass. They should have put his happy mug on all of them like Thomas the train.
And 24 years later humans walked the moon. That’s just weird af. That’s like it the helicopter were invented in 2002 and then the first moon landing in 2026 what the fuck ? 🤔
Helicopter (noun): A collection of thousands of metal parts whose sole purpose is to beat the laws of physics into submission.
Anybody else getting inspector gadget vibes or is it just me lol
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