The Sikorsky S-2 was the second fixed-wing aircraft designed by
Igor Sikorsky using the main wing section from the
S-1 and a
Anzani 3 three-cylinder engine in a
tractor configuration. During the first flight attempt on June 3, 1910, the
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 ...
reached a height of two to four feet and traveled approximately . After several successful flights, the S-2 was destroyed on June 30 when Sikorsky inadvertently stalled the underpowered aircraft at an altitude of .
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S-2
Biplanes
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1910