Sikorsky Aircraft and it became a part of [[United Aircraft and Transport Corporation]] (now [[United Technologies Corporation]]) in July of that year. [[File:Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation ad Model S-42 Clipper Flying Boat 1937.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Advertisement for [[Sikorsky S-42]] Clipper flying boat from 1937]] In the United States, Igor Sikorsky originally concentrated on the development of multi-engined landplanes and then amphibious aircraft. In the late 1930s, sales declined and United Aircraft merged his division with [[Vought Aircraft]]. He then began work on developing a practical helicopter. After first flying the [[VS-300]] he developed the [[Sikorsky R-4]], the first stable, single-rotor, fully controllable [[helicopter]] to enter full-scale
Sikorsky S-28 was approved. The French ordered five examples and preparations were made to start construction, but the order was cancelled when World War I ended and no S-28s were completed. Sikorsky S-28 The Sikorsky S-28 was a proposed four engine biplane bomber aircraft designed by Igor Sikorsky to be built in France during World War I. Sikorsky moved to France in March 1918 and soon met with officers of the "Armée de l'Air" who asked him to design an aircraft capable of carrying a new 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bomb. Although the aircraft was initially designed to be powered by two