Lorelei---Yes,Igor Sikorsky used to own Sikorsky Aircraft.When
I worked there(65-71),he was retired but still made periodic
visits because they used his name.At the time he was an old
man,but always drove an XKE Jag covertible and always had
an(about20/30 yr old)blonde on his arm.Helicoptors are easy
to take off with.The tower was always yelling at me(over the
headsets)to get back on the ground.I would be running one up
for test of mechanical work and if you don't hold the Collective
Stick(next to you,between the seats)down very hard,the heli-
coptor is a few ft. in the air.I finally quit there to move to N.H.
My wife is from Ports.N.H.I met her when I was stationed at
Pease AFB.I started at Sikorsky,the day after my discharge in
1965! Irish
P.S.It was in United Aircraft then.Now I think it is United Tech-
nologies(Sikorsky.Pratt&Whitney,etc)

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