The helicopter appeared so reluctant to fly forward that we even considered turning the pilot's seat around and letting it fly backward.

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

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.

It would be right to state that, with the successful flight of the XR-4 in the summer of 1942, the helicopter became a reality in the United States.

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

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.

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.