Sikorsky Aircraft

Sikorsky
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAviation
Defense industry
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
FounderIgor Sikorsky
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Paul Lemmo (President)[1]
ProductsHelicopters, other aircraft
Number of employees
15,975[2] (2014)
Parent
Divisions
SubsidiariesSchweizer Aircraft (closed 2012)
PZL Mielec (now a Lockheed Martin subsidiary)
Websitesikorsky.com

Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut. It was established by the Russian aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky in 1923, and was among the first companies to manufacture helicopters for civilian and military use. It also produced seaplanes for passenger transport and surface vehicles such as trains and boats.[4]

Sikorsky was owned by United Technologies Corporation until November 2015, when it was sold to Lockheed Martin.

  1. ^ "Daniel C. Schultz · Lockheed Martin". Lockheedmartin.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Ocasio, Keila Torres (September 14, 2014). "Sikorsky Aircraft's big impact on region". Connecticut Post. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sikorsky Development Flight Center". Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Surface Vehicles – Igor I Sikorsky Historical Archives".