Sikorsky, II (English spelling)

Japanese: Sikorsky,I.I.(英語表記)SikorskyII
Sikorsky, II (English spelling)

… Helicopters with two rotors were subsequently significantly improved by L. Breguet of France and H. Focke of Germany, and in 1937 Focke produced the Focke-Achgelis Fw 61 helicopter, which recorded an airtime of 1 hour, 20 minutes, and 49 seconds after improvements, becoming the first practical helicopter. Igor Ivan Sikorsky (1889-1972), an American of Russian birth, also initially attempted a twin rotor, but in 1940 he succeeded in free flight with a single rotor aircraft called the VS300, and the following year set a flight record of 1 hour, 32 minutes, breaking the record of the Fw 61. This aircraft had almost perfect flight performance, including hovering, and although it initially had three tail rotors, this was later reduced to one, becoming the basic type of helicopter seen today. …

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Japanese:

… 2個のローターをもつヘリコプターは,その後フランスのL.ブレゲーやドイツのH.フォッケにより著しく改良され,1937年にフォッケが製作したフォッケ・アハゲリスFw61ヘリコプターは,改良ののち滞空時間1時間20分49秒を記録,最初の実用ヘリコプターとなった。ロシア生れのアメリカ人シコルスキーIgor Ivan Sikorsky(1889‐1972)も初めは双ローターに挑んでいたが,40年になってVS300と呼ばれる単ローター機により自由飛行に成功,翌年にはFw61の記録を破る1時間32分の飛行記録を樹立した。この機体はホバリングを含むほぼ完全な飛行性能を備え,初めは尾部ローターが3個もあったが,のちにこれを1個とし,今日見られるヘリコプターの基本型となった。…

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