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Events on Thursday 14 September 1939 1
1939Sikorsky VS-300 first flightSikorsky's pioneering helicopter leaves the groundIgor Sikorsky made the first tethered flight of the VS-300 in Stratford, Connecticut. It was the first practical single main rotor helicopter with a tail rotor. The design became the standard layout for helicopters.