Customer Review: The definitive book on this famous helicopter. Over ten years of research went into it. Covered in detail are the design, use, and world-wide operational history. Included are hundreds of back+white and color pictures. Required reading for Sikorsky helicopter fans.
Customer Review: This book was written by Igor Sikorsky's son (who was also the V.P. of Engineering for a while). It is more of a photo album then a book but it is great. There is a brief write up of each era in his father's work describing the main challenges. There is also a good photo of each aircraft that was... more info
Customer Review: This is an excellent children's book. Any parent with an aspiring aviation enthusiast should pick up the entire series of Bill Sweetman's children's books. One who would pick up this book expecting it to be a serious technical book, the definitive word on MH-53's, will be disappointed, however if... more info
Customer Review: The VS 44 was and is an under-appreciated plane.In the late 30's, it lost out to the far inferior Consolidated Coranado for the Navy contract for a patrol bomber, mainly because Consolidated had more military experience. When the Navy realized it needed flying boat transports, they again chose the... more info
Customer Review: I've been reading and re-reading this book numerous time since I first got hold of a copy. It tells the story of how Igor Sikorsky, America's great golden age aircraft designer developed the S-38 amphibian after a long series of "One-of" aircraft. This was during the 1920s, and the S-38... more info
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