The Sikorsky S-19 was a Russian twin engine experimental prototype biplane aircraft built late in 1916 by the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works while Igor Sikorsky was chief engineer of the aircraft manufacturing division.
| S-19 | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Experimental prototype |
| National origin | Russian Empire |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Number built | 1 |
Design and development
editThe S-19 was a two bay biplane powered by two 150 horsepower (112 kilowatts) Sunbeam Crusader water-cooled V-8 engines installed in a push-pull configuration. Arranged as a twin-boom aircraft, it had a large rudder located in the center of the empenage. Two crew members occupied cockpits in the forward-most section of the booms in front of the lower wing and served as pilot and machine gunner.[1][2][3]
Flight testing revealed sluggish performance and the aircraft was scrapped after a minor crash.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Russian Years". www.sikorskyarchives.com. Sikorsky Archives. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Igor Sikorsky". aerofiles.com. Aerofiles. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Sikorsky S-19". all-aero.com. All-aero. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "S-19 'Dvukhvostka'". ram-home.com. Russian Aviation Museum. 8 September 1997. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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