Sikorsky Aircraft
and still building
- Founded
- 1923
- Founder
- Igor Sikorsky
- Headquarters
- Stratford, Connecticut, United States
- Parent company
- Not recorded
- Employees
- 15,975
- Products
- Helicopters, other aircraft
About the manufacturer
Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut. It was established by the Russian-American 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. Sikorsky was owned by United Technologies Corporation until November 2015, when it was sold to Lockheed Martin.
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