Supersonic airplanes have carried men at more than 2,000 miles per hour and there are reasons to believe that this speed will be doubled by 1960 or so.
Igor SikorskyIf 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.
Igor SikorskyThis machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.
Igor Sikorsky