Sikorsky Aircraft

Sikorsky
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Aviation ; Defense industry
Founded	1923
Founder	Igor Sikorsky
Headquarters	Stratford, Connecticut, United States
Key people	Paul Lemmo (President)
Products	Helicopters, other aircraft
Number of employees	15,975 (2014)
Parent	Lockheed Martin
Divisions	Sikorsky Development Flight Centre, West Palm Beach, Florida, US (founded 1977);
Subsidiaries	Schweizer Aircraft (closed 2012) ; PZL Mielec (now a Lockheed Martin subsidiary)
Website	sikorsky.com

Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut. It was established by 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.

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

[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. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

[3] "Sikorsky Development Flight Center". Retrieved February 9, 2019.

[4] "Surface Vehicles – Igor I Sikorsky Historical Archives".

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