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 |
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]
Data from Russian Aviation Museum[2]
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