The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 (or S-46) is an American single-engine helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It had a single three-blade rotor originally powered...
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altitude: 8,000 ft (2,438 m) in 45 minutes Related development Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Sikorsky R-5 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Focke-Achgelis...
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in the 1930s, including the Sikorsky S-42 "Flying Clipper". In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the first viable American helicopter...
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The Sikorsky VS-44 was a large four-engined flying boat built in the United States in the early 1940s by Sikorsky Aircraft. Based on the XPBS-1 patrol...
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patrol helicopter) Sikorsky R-6 (rescue/reconnaissance helicopter) Sikorsky R-5A (rescue/reconnaissance helicopter) Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 (experimental helicopter)...
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The Vought OS2U Kingfisher is an American catapult-launched observation floatplane. It was a compact mid-wing monoplane, with a large central float and...
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helicopter, the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 occurred on the grounds. The Curtiss hangar was referred to as "Hangar 1", while the Sikorsky hangar was referred...
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division with Vought Aircraft. He then began work on developing a practical helicopter. After first flying the VS-300 he developed the Sikorsky R-4, the first...
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forward in helicopter design in the US, until the production of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in 1940. The 1922 flights of the Berliner and the de...
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development Bell 47 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Note:Aerofiles has the date as the 29 December 1942 The Illustrated...
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