The Sikorsky S-1 was the first fixed-wing aircraft design by
Igor Sikorsky
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, (25 May 1889 – 26 October 1972) was a Russian-American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construc ...
. In February 1910 work began on the
pusher configured biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
powered by a
Anzani three-cylinder, air-cooled engine. The machine was completed in April and Sikorsky began his first attempts at flight. In early May during a take-off attempt on a windy day the machine briefly became airborne due mostly to a favorable
headwind
A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object, while a headwind blows against the direction of travel. A tailwind increases the object's speed and reduces the time required to reach its destination, while a headwind has ...
. Further attempts were less successful, and Sikorsky disassembled it, saving the main wing section to construct the
S-2.
Specifications
See also
References
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S-036
Biplanes
Single-engined pusher aircraft
Russian civil aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1910