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The '''Sikorsky S-3''' was an early [[biplane]] aircraft design by [[Igor Sikorsky]]. Completed in late November 1910 on the [[Pusher configuration|pusher configured]] [[biplane]] powered by a {{convert|40|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>
The '''Sikorsky S-3''' was an early [[biplane]] aircraft design by [[Igor Sikorsky]]. Completed in late November 1910 on the [[Pusher configuration|pusher configured]] [[biplane]] powered by a {{convert|40|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>

Revision as of 17:22, 3 April 2017

S-3
Role Experimental
National origin Russian
Number built 1
Developed from Sikorsky S-2


The Sikorsky S-3 was an early biplane aircraft design by Igor Sikorsky. Completed in late November 1910 on the pusher configured biplane powered by a 40 hp (30 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, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

  • Service ceiling: 98 ft (30 m)

References

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