S-8

Sikorsky S-8 near Saint Petersburg in 1912
Role	Trainer Type of aircraft
National origin	Russian Empire
Manufacturer	Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works
Designer	Igor Sikorsky
First flight	17 September 1912
Number built	1

The Sikorsky S-8 Malyutka (baby) was a small Russian single engine aircraft built by the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works shortly after Igor Sikorsky became chief engineer of the aircraft manufacturing division in 1912.

Design and development

The S-8 was a two bay biplane trainer powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) Gnome air-cooled rotary engine with the main wings and landing gear of similar design to the S-6-A. Completed early in the summer of 1912, the aircraft featured a side by side seating arrangement with controls that could be moved between the instructor and student. For improved downward visibility the lower wing had no fabric covering between the wing root and first rib. ^[1]^[2]

Operational history

On the evening of 17 September 1912, Sikorsky piloted the S-8 on a ninety minute night flight from the Korpusnoi Aerodrome near Saint Petersburg. He landed with help of fires set at the airfield.

Specifications

Data from Russian Aviation Museum^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: Two
Length: 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
Upper wingspan: 39 ft 4 in (12 m)
Lower wingspan: 26 ft 3 in (8 m)
Wing area: 290 sq ft (27 m²)
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Omega 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 50 hp (37 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 50 mph (80 km/h, 43 kn)

References

^ Sikorsky, Igor (1944). The Story of the Winged-S. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. p. 43. ISBN 9781258163556.
^ ^a ^b "S-8". ram-home.com. 4 September 1997. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

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