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  1. 1889-1972. Ukrainian engineer, who built the
  2. first successful helicopter. He emigrated to
  3. the USA 1918 where he first constructed
  4. multi-engined flying boats. His first
  5. helicopter (the VS300) flew 1939 and a
  6. commercial version (the R3) went into
  7. production 1943.
  8.