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

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.

The helicopter is probably the most versatile instrument ever invented by man. It approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of the flying horse and the magic carpet.

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

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.

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