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VS-300
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	Igor Sikorsky in the VS-300, at the end of 1941
Role	Experimental
Manufacturer	Vought-Sikorsky
Designer	Igor Sikorsky
First flight	14 September 1939
Variants	Sikorsky R-4

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The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 was a single-engine helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It had a single three-blade rotor originally powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW) engine. The first flight of the VS-300 was on 13 May 1940,^[2] powered by a larger, 90 horsepower (67 kW) engine. While not the first successful helicopter to fly, it was the first successful helicopter in the United States and the first successful helicopter to use a single vertical tail rotor configuration for antitorque.

Development

Sikorsky fitted utility floats (also called pontoons) to the VS-300 and performed a water landing and takeoff on 17 April 1941, making it the first practical amphibious helicopter.^[3] On 6 May 1941, the VS-300 beat the world endurance record held by the Fw 61 by staying aloft for 1 hour 32 minutes and 26.1 seconds.^[2]

Specifications (VS-300)

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General characteristics

Performance

References

Notes

^ First takeoff and landing on the same helipad. - US Warbirds. 1985
^ ^a ^b Munson 1968
^ Sikorsky.com Timeline. Retrieved on September 22, 2009.

Bibliography

Munson, Kenneth. Helicopters and Other Rotorcraft Since 1907. London: Blandford, 1968. ISBN 0-7137-06104.

External links

http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/heroes/inventors/sikorsky.asp

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[1] First takeoff and landing on the same helipad. - US Warbirds. 1985

[munson-2] Munson 1968

[SikorskyTimeline-3] Sikorsky.com Timeline. Retrieved on September 22, 2009.

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Development

Specifications (VS-300)

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