National Helicopter Museum

Listen to Nikolai Sikorsky and Richard Kirkland Presentation Audios!

Photos and Lecture Audio From the Nikolai Sikorsky Speaking About His Famous Father June 8, 2010 at the Museum

 

Nikolai Sikorsky, son of Igor I. Sikorsky Sr recounted numerous personal moments growing up with his famous father to a full museum of interested attendees.

Click here to listen to Nikolai's presentation audio.

  
Dr. Raymond Jankowich, Creator and Curator for the National Helicopter Museum in Stratford, is pleased with the event and with Nikolai'svisit to help the public remember how important Igor's achievements were to the world.

 
Gale Whittemore, museum volunteer, board member, and former Sikorsky employee, shares her own antedotes with Nikolai and the audience about working with his Dad. 
 

Photos and Lecture Audio From the Richard C. Kirkland May 15, 2010 Presentation

Nikolai Sikorsky, son of Igor I. Sikorsky Sr, purchases his signed copy of Mash Angels from author and speaker, Richard C. Kirkland at the May 15, 2010 presentation in the Lovell Room, at the Stratford Library.

 

 Click here to listen to Richard's presentation audio.

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See Richard speaking about his novel on YouTube.

“An engaging and inspiring account of people willing to put themselves in danger in order to save lives. ”
--Kirkus Discoveries

Here is a vivid personal account of danger, heroism, and spirit at the dawn of the helicopter age. Prior to the Korean War, the helicopter was all but unknown, and rescue was problematic for downed pilots and wounded soldiers stranded behind enemy lines.

Richard Kirkland was one of the pilots who pioneered the use of helicopters for battlefield medical evacuation, and in this book he recounts his experiences on the front lines of rescue flying and military medicine. For the helicopter was the perfect partner for another revolution in military medical care—the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, or MASH. Here are the real-life experiences of the MASH characters so familiar from the hit TV series: the nurses, surgeons (including the real “Hawkeye”), and helicopter pilots who forged a new era in military medical care.

Richard Kirkland was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, six Air Medals and the USAF Commendation Medal. After his Korean War service he was an executive in the aerospace industry. His other books include War Pilot. He lives in Vienna, VA.

 

AeroTV on the X2

AeroTV takes a look at the Sikorsky X2.

Sikorsky X2 Helicopter Tested

Sikorsky tested its experimental X2.

"The X2 TECHNOLOGY Demonstrator is designed to establish that a helicopter can cruise comfortably at 250 knots, while retaining such desirable helicopter attributes as excellent low speed handling, efficient hovering, and safe autorotation, combined with a seamless and simple transition to high speed."

The innovative helicopter is planned to be significantly faster than existing helicopters.

"The milestone culminated more than four years of design, development and testing of the Demonstrator aircraft’s suite of technologies that are intended to advance the state-of-the-art, counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter."

(Image:  Sikorsky)