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S-3
Role	Prototype
Designer	Igor Sikorsky
Number built	1

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The Sikorsky S-3 was an early biplane aircraft design by Igor Sikorsky. In February 1910 work began on the pusher configured biplane powered by a 15 hp (11 kW) Anzani .^[1]

Specifications

Data from Russian Aviation Museum^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 26 ft 3 in (8 m)
Upper wingspan: 26 ft 3 in (8 m)
Wing area: 260 sq ft (24 m²)
Empty weight: 485 lb (220 kg)
Gross weight: 683 lb (310 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 3 -cyl. air-cooled fan piston engine, 35 hp (26 kW)

Performance

References

^ Sikorsky, Igor (1944). The Story of the Winged-S. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. p. 39. ISBN 9781258163556.
^ "BIS No.1". ram-home.com. 4 September 1997. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

[winged-1] Sikorsky, Igor (1944). The Story of the Winged-S. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. p. 39. ISBN 9781258163556.

[ram-2] "BIS No.1". ram-home.com. 4 September 1997. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

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-The '''Sikorsky S-1''' was the first fixed wing aircraft design by [[Igor Sikorsky]]. In February 1910 work began on the [[Pusher configuration|pusher configured]] [[biplane]] powered by a {{convert|15|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Anzani]] three-cylinder, air-cooled engine. The machine was completed  in April and Sikorsky began his first attempts at flight. In early May during a take-off attempt on a windy day the machine briefly became airborne due mostly to the fact it had a favorable [[Headwind and tailwind|headwind]]. Further attempts were less successful and Sikorsky disassembled it saving the main wing section to construct the [[Sikorsky S-2|S-2]].<ref name=winged>{{cite book |last=Sikorsky |first=Igor|first2=|last2=|title=The Story of the Winged-S|year=1944|publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company|location=New York|isbn=9781258163556|page=39}}</ref>
+The '''Sikorsky S-3''' was an early [[biplane]] aircraft design by [[Igor Sikorsky]]. In February 1910 work began on the [[Pusher configuration|pusher configured]] [[biplane]] powered by a {{convert|15|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} [[Anzani]] .<ref name=winged>{{cite book |last=Sikorsky |first=Igor|first2=|last2=|title=The Story of the Winged-S|year=1944|publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company|location=New York|isbn=9781258163556|page=39}}</ref>
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v t e Sikorsky aircraft
Fixed-wing aircraft (company designations)	S-1 S-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 S-7 S-8 S-9 S-10 S-11 S-12 S-13 S-14 S-15 S-16 S-17 S-18 S-19 S-20 S-21 S-22/23/24/25/26/27 S-28 S-29-A S-30 S-31 S-32 S-33 S-34 S-35 S-36 S-37 S-38 S-39 S-40 S-41 S-42 S-43 VS-44 S-45
Fixed-wing aircraft (military designations)	C-6 C-28 JRS JR2S PS P2S RS XBLR-3 XPBS XSS XV-2
Helicopters (company designations)	VS-300 (S-46) S-47 S-48 S-49 S-50 S-51 S-52 S-53 S-54 S-55 S-56 S-57 S-58 S-59 S-60 S-61 S-61L/N S-61R S-62 S-63 S-64 S-65 S-66 S-67 S-68 S-69 S-70 S-71 S-72 S-73 S-74 S-75 S-76 S-80 S-92 S-95 S-97 S-100 S-102 S-103 S-300 S-333 S-434
Helicopters (military designations)	SH-3 Sea King HH-3E/F R-4 H-5 H-6 H-18 H-19 Chickasaw H-34 Choctaw CH-37 Mojave XH-39 HH-52A Seaguard CH-53 Sea Stallion CH-53E Super Stallion CH-53K King Stallion MH-53 CH-54 Tarhe UH-60 Black Hawk HH-60G Pave Hawk HH-60J/MH-60T MH-60R/S Seahawk SH-60B/F Seahawk H-60J/K VH-60 RAH-66 Comanche VH-92 Patriot CH-124 Sea King CH-148 Cyclone HLH
Experimental aircraft	Cypher/Cypher II Firefly Raider Raider X SB-1 X2 XBLR-3 XV-2