The Sikorsky S-2 was the second fixed-wing aircraft designed by Igor Sikorsky using the main wing section from the S-1 and a 19 kW (25 hp) Anzani 3 three-cylinder engine in a tractor configuration. During the first flight attempt on June 3, 1910, the biplane reached a height of two to four feet and traveled approximately 200 m (200 yd). After several successful flights the S-2 was destroyed on June 30 when Sikorsky inadvertently stalled the underpowered aircraft at an altitude of 20 m (70 ft).[1]
| S-2 | |
|---|---|
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| Igor Sikorsky at the controls of the S-2 near Kiev, Russian Empire in June 1910 | |
| Role | Experimental |
| National origin | Russian Empire |
| Designer | Igor Sikorsky |
| First flight | 3 June 1910 |
| Status | Destroyed during testing |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Sikorsky S-1 |
| Developed into | Sikorsky S-3 |
Specifications
editData from Russian Aviation Museum[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Upper wingspan: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 24 m2 (260 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 190 kg (419 lb)
- Gross weight: 260 kg (573 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 3 -cylinder air-cooled fan piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)
Performance
See also
editRelated development
References
edit- ^ Sikorsky, Igor (1944). The Story of the Winged-S. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. p. 41. ISBN 9781258163556.
- ^ "BIS No.2". ram-home.com. 4 September 1997. Retrieved 2 April 2017.