This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.

The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind forward.

It is like a dream to feel the machine lift you gently up in the air, float smoothly over one spot.

It would be right to say that the helicopter's role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious pages in the history of human flight.

Aeronautics was neither an industry nor a science. It was a miracle.

If a man is in need of rescue, an airplane can come in and throw flowers on him, and that's just about all. But a direct lift aircraft could come in and save his life.

This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.