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Sikorsky S-35: The plane that should have beat Lindberg A captain of the Air Service Reserve, Homer M. Berry, decided he would take a crack at the Ortiz prize, and he organized a company for that purpose, Argonauts, Inc., with the help of New Hampshire paper magnate Robert Jackson. Berry and Jackson then contracted with the recent émigré Igor Sikorsky to build a plane that could make the trans-Atlantic flight. Igor Sikorsky had just fled the Russian Revolution and, with the help of some illustrious refugees (like Sergei Rachmaninoff), was establishing an aircraft manufacturing business on American soil. By the end of 1925, Sikorsky had constructed for the Argonauts the S-35, a huge biplane with a 101-foot (31m) wingspan and weighing nine tons (8t) when fully fuelled (but without crew and cargo); it was at first powered by two Liberty engines, then by three Gnome-Rhone Jupiter 450-hp engines. Sikorsky built and serviced the plane—now named New York-Paris—at Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, and all of New York (it seemed), including the flamboyant mayor, Jimmy Walker came out to watch the plane put through its paces. Berry no doubt thought that he would pilot the plane, but late in 1925 the legendary French ace René Fonck visited the hangar where the S-35 was being built. He made it clear to the Argonauts that he would welcome an invitation to fly the plane, and the Argonauts happily obliged, making Berry the co-pilot. Fonck made all sorts of demands on the design of the plane itself, including insisting that the fifteen-foot (4.5m) cabin be decorated in red satin, gold fittings, and mahogany and leather panelling. All this irked Sikorsky, who was depending on the S-35 to make his reputation, but Fonck, aside from being a hero of the war, had been instrumental in procuring the Jupiter engines. The crew had grown to five, and at the last minute Berry was forced out in favour of a navigator supplied by the U.S. Navy. Finally, after anticipation had risen to a fever pitch, the date for the take-off was set for September 21, 1926, if weather permitted. Thousands of New Yorkers lined the field to witness this historic moment. Fonck led the grand procession to the plane, and all the crew had baggage and gifts loaded onto the plane. Fonck was given a basket of croissants by Orteig, which he cheerfully tossed into the cabin. Sikorsky watched nervously and estimated that the gross weight of the plane was well over fourteen tons (12.5t)—more than ten thousand pounds (4,540kg) over specifications. Later there would be some question whether Sikorsky said anything to Fonck, but at the time it probably would not have mattered. Fonck and the others were completely caught up in the moment. During take-off, a wheel on the undercarriage came loose when the plane passed over a rough service road that crossed the runway. Jacob Islamov, a friend of Sikorsky and the plane's mechanic, was in charge of releasing part of the landing gear once the plane was airborne (to reduce the load). Thinking the entire plane would roll over, Islamov released the landing gear, sending the plane hurtling over the hill at the end of the runway. The crowd watched in horror as the plane disappeared silently over the hill; then a great explosion erupted and shook the ground and lit up the sky. Sikorsky ran the length of the field and found Fonck and another crewman crawling away from the burning wreckage; Islamov and the radio man were trapped inside. Fonck stood dazed, watching the fire and the frantic, but futile, efforts of rescuers. "It is the fortunes of the air," he pronounced, and Sikorsky eyed him poisonously. At the inquest, Fonck was accused by many (including, naturally, Berry) of not being competent to fly so large a plane and of not aborting the take-off when the wheel fell off. Sikorsky was mildly reprimanded for not carrying out the complete regimen of flight tests with full loads (though the problem, it was determined, had not been with the plane, but with the runway and undercarriage), and the navy man, a former aide to Admiral Moffett, vouched for Fonck's abilities. The coroner, possibly bowing to political pressure, exonerated Fonck and ruled the crash "an unfortunate accident." Most amazing of all, perhaps, is that after the inquest Sikorsky and Fonck announced that they would build a new plane and try again the next year. Tags: Sikorsky S-35 New York Paris Raymond Orteig transatlantic Rene Fonck Charles Lindberg aviation history aircraft airplane

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Vought-Sikorsky OS2U Kingfisher Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division's OS2U Kingfisher was the U. S. Navy's primary ship-based, scout and observation airplane during World War II. Rex Beisel, a design engineer at Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Company, crafted the OS2U in 1937. Beisel also designed the Vought F4U Corsair fighter. Beisel's Navy scout was a two-seat monoplane that employed revolutionary spot welding construction to create a smooth, non-buckling fuselage structure. He also used old technology to save weight and increase performance when he covered the wings with fabric aft of the main spar. The Kingfisher handled well in slow flight, thanks to several innovative control features. In addition to the deflector plate flaps that hung from the trailing edge of the wing, the ailerons also drooped at low airspeeds to function much like extra flaps. Beisel also incorporated spoilers to supplement aileron control at low speeds. The Kingfisher could carry a respectable load. For antisubmarine work, ordnance men could suspend two 45 kg (100 lb) bombs or two 146 kg (325 lb) depth charges. A fixed .30 caliber machine gun was mounted in front of the pilot to fire forward. A gunner seated several feet behind the pilot fired another .30 caliber machine gun on a flexible mount. The Navy contracted for the prototype XOS2U-1 on March 22, 1937, and this airplane first flew in July 1938, equipped with an air-cooled Pratt & Whitney R-985-4 Wasp Junior radial engine. The first production Kingfisher, the OS2U-1, was delivered early in 1940 and assigned to the battleship "USS Colorado." The Kingfisher could perform a variety of tasks - training, scouting, bombing, tactical and utility missions such as towing aerial gunnery targets and chasing practice torpedoes, and even anti-submarine warfare in the Atlantic Ocean. Most OS2Us operated in the Pacific Theater where Kingfisher pilots rescued many downed airmen. In 1942, a Navy pilot flying a Kingfisher rescued America's World War I ace, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, and the crew of a B-17D Flying Fortress forced to ditch in the Pacific. With Rickenbacker and two other passengers, the bomber and its five-man crew had left Hickam Field, Hawaii, bound for Canton Island in the Phoenix Islands group, 2,898 km (1,800 miles) southwest of Hawaii. The Flying Fortress wandered off course and the crew got lost. When the aircraft eventually ran out of fuel and ditched, the eight survivors put to sea aboard three life rafts. Several weeks passed without food or water. By chance, a Kingfisher crewed by Lt. Willam F. Eadie, pilot, and L.H. Boutte, radioman, spotted the raft carrying Rickenbacker and two other crewmen. Eadie strapped the sickest man into the gunner's seat, and then he lashed Rickenbacker and another man to each wing. A Kingfisher could never takeoff with such a load, so Eadie began to taxi toward his base on Funafuti Island, about 64.4 km (40 miles) distant. Soon a Navy Patrol Torpedo boat met the airplane and the other five men were soon rescued. Only one of the eight failed to recover from the long ordeal. General characteristics Crew: Two, pilot and observer Length: 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 11 in (10.95 m) Height: 15 ft 1.5 in (4.61 m) Wing area: 262 ft² (24 m²) Empty weight: 4,123 lb (1,870 kg) Max takeoff weight: 6,000 lb (2,721 kg) Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-2 radial engine, 450 hp (336 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 164 mph (264 km/h) Range: 805 mi (1,296 km) Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,960 m) Armament 2x .30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns 650 lb (295 kg) of bombs Tags: Vought Sikorsky OS2U Kingfisher seaplane aircraft aviation history ww2

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Sikorsky S-40 Flying Boat The Sikorsky S-40 was an amphibious flying boat built in the early 1930s, and the largest commercial airliner of its time. Flying for Pan American Airways, a total of three aircraft were built, manufactured by the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division of the United Aircraft Corporation in Stratford, Connecticut. All three were scrapped during World War II. The aircraft first flew on November 19, 1931 and was piloted by Charles Lindbergh from Miami, Florida to the Panama Canal Zone. The S-40 was the first of many aircraft known as Flying Clipper and Pan Am Clipper. The S-40 was nicknamed the "Flying Forest" for its maze of support struts. General characteristics Crew: four Capacity: 40 passengers Length: 76 ft 8 in (23.37 m) Wingspan: 114 ft 0 in (34.76 m) Height: 23 ft 10 in (7.27 m) Wing area: 1,875 ft² (174.3 m²) Empty: 24,748 lb (11,249 kg) Loaded: 34,000 lb (15,455 kg) Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg) Powerplant: 4x Pratt & Whitney R-1690 radial engines, 575 hp (429 kW) each Performance Maximum speed: 135 mph (217 km/h) Range: 875 miles (1,408 km) Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,963 m) Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min) Wing loading: 18 lb/ft² (89 kg/m²) Power/Mass: 0.07 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg) Flight test report: To: MR. I. I. SIKORSKY cc: Mr. Neilson Capt.Sergievsky Mr. S. Gluhareff Mr. N. Sinitzin Files (2) Date: August 31, 1931 From: M. GLUHAREFF Subject: FLIGHT REPORT ON S-40 AMPHIBION - GROSS WEIGHT 32,000# Weather: clear, approximately 12 wind (N.W.) Temperature: 75 Barometer pressure: 30.04 Time: start 2:15 P.M.; finish 4:13 P.M. Take-off time on water - 30 seconds Cruising on 1650 R.P.M. all engines - average speed 100.5 M.P.H. Cruising on 1750 R.P.M. all engines - average speed 107.75 M.P.H. High speed, full throttle, 2010 R.P.M. all engines - average speed 130.25 M.P.H. Cross wind interfered with the speed test flight; it was exactly 90 degrees to the course. The fairing on the landing gear axles came off, building a screeen about 1-1/2 sq. feet flat plate area on each side. Landing at New Haven Harbor about 3:20 P.M. the fairings from the axles were removed entirely. Climb to Altitude Time Speed Ind. R.P.M. 500 30 sec. 90 1850 1000 1 min. 17 sec. 95 1800 2000 3 min. 7 sec. 95 1820 3000 4 min. 40 sec. 96 1820 4000 6 min. 25 sec. 95 1800 5000 8 min. 10 sec. 97 1800 5800-6000 10 min. At 6000 ft. altitude - three engines - flight was tested - rate of climb approximately 200 ft. per min. (R.P.M. - 1830) At 2000 ft. altitude - two engines - flight was tested - during five (5) minutes 600 ft was lost - (R.P.M. - 1820) At 2000 ft. altutude - three engines - flight was repeated - during 1 minute exactly, the ship gained 200 ft. (from 2100 to 2300 ft.) (R.P.M. - 1820). Pilot: Captain Sergievsky Observers: S.Gluhareff M.Gluhareff Signed M. GLUHAREFF Tags: Igor Sikorsky S-40 Flying Boat Aviation History aircraft airplane seaplane Pan Am Clipper

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Sikorsky S-76 Takeoff JA6765　HYOGO　Pref.　Policecopter 2008.8.15伊丹にて。 Tags: 伊丹空港 ヘリ 兵庫県警 Sikorsky S-76 Takeoff JA6765 HYOGO Pref. Policecopter フェニックス

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Sikorsky S-61 Fire King from Carson Helicopters in action The Sikorsky S-61 on mission at the Buttler Peak wildfire in Big Bear, CA during the Laborday week-end 2007. Tags: Carson Helicopters Sikorsky S-61 Fire King Big Bear

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Sikorsky CH-53 Heeresflieger Sikorsky CH-53 der Heeresflieger auf dem Flughafen Braunschweig (FS 2004) Tags: Sikorsky CH-53 Heeresflieger Flughafen Braunschweig EDVE FS2004

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FS2004 - Sikorsky S76 from Juliana to Saba With the FlyTampa Scenery, FS2004 and an Sikorsky S76 from the Nemeth's Brothers. Tags: FS2004 TNCS TNCM Juliana Sikorsky FlyTampa

User: flightsimboy325

Sikorsky HSS1/S58 " THE LAST ONE" for flight simulator 2004 SIKORSKY HSS-1 / S58 ;The new heliflight received its first five Sikorsky helicopters in 1961 from Sud Aviation to replace the fast rescue boats.They were transformed in function of their task,such as rescue and transport.The Sikorsky had the task to patrol,during the holiday period along the coastside and realised many rescue missions.The definitive withdrawal party for the Sikorsky took place with the last flight of the Sikorsky hss1 OT-ZKH special paint version " THE LAST ONE " on 19th of July 1986 at Koksijde.More info at the site WINGS OVER BELGIUM. Tags: Sikorsky HSS-1 S58 H-34 Choctaw Seabat Sud Est flight simulator 2004 Wessex VH-34G UH-34G

User: TimeWarper75

Joe Strummer-Sikorsky Parts Joe Strummer-Sikorsky Parts, off the 1989 Earthquake Weather album Tags: joe strummer earthquake weather sikorsky parts clash

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See Antony Flying in the Sikorsky S61 N! This is me and a friend flying in the Sikorsky S61 N. enjoy the video! Tags: AntonyTh Fly cockpit De Kooy Den Helder airplane Aibus boeing 747 380 airport schiphol captain 777 landing crosswind

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Sikorsky s64 antincendio Rocca d'Evandro Caserta elicottero in servizio antincendio Tags: sikorsky rocca d'evando golia Caserta s64 incendio Antincendio

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AIR GREENLAND A330, B757, DASH 7 & SIKORSKY 61 Clips from the AIR GREENLAND A330-200, B757-200, Dash 7 & Sikorsky 61 DVD (184mins) in the World Air Routes series. You can find out more about this and other DVDs by going to justplanes.com Tags: Just Planes World Air Routes Cockpit Flightdeck Airbus Boeing A330 B757 Dash Sikorsky Airport Takeoff Landing Greenland

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Sikorsky S61 Landing at Victoria's Helijet Terminal Sikorsky S61 Landing at Victoria's Helijet Terminal on April 23, 2008 Tags: Helicopter Sikorsky S61 Landing Victoria BC British Columbia Helijet Terminal

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Sikorsky 61 N SAR (Search and rescue) Tags: S-61N

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Igor Sikorsky He constructed his first helicopter at the age of 20 and in 1913 he constructed the first four-engined plane of the world. In 1917 he designed planes of transport and after emigrating to the USA in 1919, founded in Connecticut the company Vought-Sikorsky. Sikorsky's hydroplanes, though they were a technological success, represented an economic failure. In 1939 he presented his(her,your) VS-300, the predecessor of the modern helicopters. His spades promoted to engine were providing sustentation, propulsion to her and gobernabilidad. It could detach vertically, move about a place and fly in any direction, and was having a rotor of tail for Tags: Igor Sikorsky Planes Aviation

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Start eines Sikorsky CH-53 der Bundeswehr - Heer Bundeswehr - Rettungsflieger-Workshop - HEMS (Helicopter Emergendcy Medical Service) im Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg - Sikorsky CH-53 Tags: sikorsky ch 53 ch-53 rettungshubschrauber rettungsheli rettungsflieger bundeswehr heer transporthubschrauber

User: Alejandrorpi

Sikorsky at the Movies Just a few films Sikorsky helicopters have starred. A few movies missing are Karate Kid 2, Who am I, The Wedding Planner, The Jackal and most recent, The Guardian, among others... Tags: Sikorsky hh-60 S-76 CH-53 Seahawk blackhawk S-92 sea king helicopter

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Sikorsky S58 helicopter in FlightGear This is a test flight of a beta model of a Sikorsky S-58 (UH-34) helicopter for the Free/Open Source flight simulator called FlightGear. The 3D model isn't finished and the Flight Dynamics Model (FDM) probably still needs tweaking. We'd like to get some feedback on its flyability and realism, preferably from people who have flown this aircraft in real life. To get FlightGear, go to http://www.flightgear.org The S58, being very new and unfinished, is not available with the base FlightGear package; it is only available from CVS or from an FG user at the forums (see website above) or the #flightgear channel at irc.flightgear.org ( irc.flightgear.org/flightgear ) Tags: flight simulator flightgear sikorsky s58 uh34 helicopter

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Sikorsky S-58 Falar o que mais??? Apenas ouça o ruído dessa máquina maravilhosa e desfrute das imagens... Tags: Sikorsky S-58 helicópteros helicopter war fighters sukhoi mig f22 raptor aircraft FAB usaf força aérea aviões aeronaves

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Spanish Armada Sikorsky S-61 Sea King Nice surprise! Tags: Planespotting

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U.S.Navy Sikorsky SH-60F Ocean Hawk (A-70-B4) 164811/AB-611 Tags: Planespotting

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Nuri = S61A4 Sikorsky, RMAF/TUDM The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has shortlisted four helicopter makes to replace its ageing S61A4 Sikorsky, better known as the Nuri, fleet. A defence industry source said physical evaluation for each model would be carried out soon. He said that the four helicopters were Eurocopter Cougar EC725, Sikorsky S92, Agusta Westlands EH 101, and the Russian-made Mil MI 171. The helicopter makers participated in a tender at the last Langkawi International Maritime and Air Show. The Government would initially purchase 12 units of the new helicopters, of which eight would go to the RMAF for the Nuri replacement programme. Four would go to the navy, the source close to the deal said. "What the RMAF is looking for is not only a carrier helicopter that can carry up to 25 people but one that can also be used for limited combat and search and rescue," he said. Meanwhile, in phasing out the Nuri helicopters, he said 17 of the 29 still flyable units would go to the army as utility aircraft. He said the Nuri, which has a long lifespan, would complement the army's aim of having all three flying platforms; the light observation helicopter, utility helicopter and attack helicopter ready for a full air operation. Tags: nuri helicopter s61a4 sikorsky rmaf tudm royal malaysian airforce tentera udara diraja malaysia eugenekhf

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Sikorsky X2 Complete Walkaround And Animation http://www.rotorwingflight.com for more videos and pictures. Sikorsky unveiled its new X2 Helicopter at Heli Expo 2008 - This is a complete walkaround of the aircraft at the show floor. Includes small video animation. Tags: sikorsky x2 x-2 heli expo 2008 walkaround helicopter hubschrauber twin rotor fastest

User: majick67

Sikorsky CH-53 Collection of USMC CH-53 pics. Some from when I was in the Corps and most from other sources. This is my first time making something like this, hope you enjoy. Tags: USMC Marine CH-53 Helicopter Aircrew Heavy Collective Soul U.S.M.C. Aviation Sikorsky

User: ninjabgone

Sikorsky A short tribute to sikorsky helicopter company. Tags: sikorsky igor American Girl Helicopter ch-53 blackhawk Marine one s-76 pavelow uh-60 flying president s-65 s-62 s-61

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