Vought-Sikorsky VS-300

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VS-300

Igor Sikorsky in the VS-300, at the end of 1941
Type Experimental
Manufacturer Vought-Sikorsky
Designed by Igor Sikorsky
Maiden flight 13 May 1940
Variants Sikorsky R-4

The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 was a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It first flew on 14 September 1939 and had a single three-blade rotor powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW) engine. Its first free (untethered) flight was on 13 May 1940. While not the first successful helicopter to fly, it was the first of the configuration that would later become the most popular.


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[edit] Specifications (VS-300)

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General characteristics

  • Length: 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m)
  • Rotor diameter: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
  • Height: 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
  • Loaded weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Franklin reciprocating piston engine, 90 hp ()

Performance


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  • Munson, Kenneth. Helicopters and Other Rotorcraft Since 1907. London: Blandford, 1968.

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Related development

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Airplanes: S-29-A · S-38 · S-39 · S-40 · S-42 · S-43 · VS-44

Helicopters (Company designations): VS-300 · S-47 · S-48 · S-49 · S-51 · S-52 · S-53 · S-54 · S-55 · S-56 · S-58 · S-59 · S-60 · S-61 · S-61L/N · S-61R · S-62 · S-64 · S-65 · S-67 · S-69 · S-70 · S-72 · S-75 · S-76 · S-80 · S-92/H-92

Helicopters (Military designations): SH-3 · HH-3E/F · R-4 · H-5 · H-18 · H-19 · H-34 · CH-37 · XH-39 · HH-52A · CH-53 · CH-53E · CH-53K · CH-54 · HH-60G · HH-60J · MH-60 · SH-60 · UH-60 · VH-60 · RAH-66 · CH-124 · CH-148

Experimental aircraft designations: X2 · Cypher · Cypher II
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