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The '''Sikorsky S-19''' was a Russian twin engine experimental prototype biplane aircraft built late in 1916 by the [[Russo-Balt|Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works]] while [[Igor Sikorsky]] was chief engineer of the aircraft manufacturing division.
 
==Design and development==
 
The S-19 was a two bay [[sesquiplanebiplane]] powered by two {{convert|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=off}} [[Sunbeam Crusader]] water-cooled V-8 engines installed in a [[push-pull configuration]]. Arranged as a [[twin-boom aircraft]], it had a large rudder located in the center of the [[empenage]]. Two crewmemberscrew members occupied cockpits in the foreword forward-most section of the booms in front of the lower wing and served as pilot and machine gunner.<ref name=sik>{{citewebcite web|url=http://www.sikorskyarchives.com/B%20Russian%20Years.php|title=The Russian Years|author=|date=7 May 2013|website=www.sikorskyarchives.com|publisher=Sikorsky Archives |access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref><ref name=aero>{{citewebcite web|url=http://aerofiles.com/bio_s.html|title=Igor Sikorsky|author=|date=|website=aerofiles.com|publisher=Aerofiles|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref><ref name=allaero>{{citewebcite web|url=http://all-aero.com/index.php/component/content/article/125-planes-r-s/9469-sikorsky-s-19|title=Sikorsky S-19|author=|date=|website=all-aero.com|publisher=All-aero|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>
 
[[Flight test|Flight testing]]ing revealed sluggish performance and the aircraft was scrapped after a minor crash.<ref name=ram>{{cite web|url=http://ram-home.com/ram-old/s-19.html|title=S-19 'Dvukhvostka'|author=|date=8 September 1997|website=ram-home.com|publisher=Russian Aviation Museum|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>
 
==See also==
 
[[Gotha WD.3]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 4 January 2024

S-19
Role Experimental prototype
National origin Russian Empire
First flight 1916
Number built 1

The Sikorsky S-19 was a Russian twin engine experimental prototype biplane aircraft built late in 1916 by the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works while Igor Sikorsky was chief engineer of the aircraft manufacturing division.

Design and development[edit]

The S-19 was a two bay biplane powered by two 150 horsepower (112 kilowatts) Sunbeam Crusader water-cooled V-8 engines installed in a push-pull configuration. Arranged as a twin-boom aircraft, it had a large rudder located in the center of the empenage. Two crew members occupied cockpits in the forward-most section of the booms in front of the lower wing and served as pilot and machine gunner.[1][2][3]

Flight testing revealed sluggish performance and the aircraft was scrapped after a minor crash.[4]

See also[edit]

Gotha WD.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Russian Years". www.sikorskyarchives.com. Sikorsky Archives. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Igor Sikorsky". aerofiles.com. Aerofiles. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Sikorsky S-19". all-aero.com. All-aero. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "S-19 'Dvukhvostka'". ram-home.com. Russian Aviation Museum. 8 September 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2017.