VS-300
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The VS-300 was an early experimental American helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky that pioneered many of the control and configuration features of modern rotorcraft.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental helicopter
ⓘ
rotorcraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | helicopter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | steel tube framework ⓘ |
| category |
1930s United States helicopters
ⓘ
experimental helicopters ⓘ single-engined piston helicopters ⓘ |
| companyDesignation | VS-300 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ |
| controlSystem |
anti-torque tail rotor control
ⓘ
collective pitch control ⓘ cyclic pitch control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Igor Sikorsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStartYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single engine ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
|
| firstFlightDate | 1939-09-14 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Stratford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFreeFlightDate | 1940-05-13 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | open framework ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established layout used by most later helicopters
ⓘ
one of the first successful practical helicopters ⓘ |
| influenced |
standard single-main-rotor helicopter layout
ⓘ
subsequent Sikorsky helicopter designs ⓘ |
| landingGearType |
floats (on some configurations)
ⓘ
skids (on some configurations) ⓘ |
| location | Dearborn, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 3 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumDisplay | Henry Ford Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | achieved sustained free flight under full control ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
pioneered modern helicopter control systems
ⓘ
pioneered practical single-rotor helicopter configuration ⓘ |
| operator | Sikorsky Aircraft (test operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantManufacturer | Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | testing helicopter control concepts ⓘ |
| role | experimental research aircraft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Sikorsky R-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailRotorBlades | 2 ⓘ |
| tailRotorType | single vertical tail rotor ⓘ |
| testPilot | Igor Sikorsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
autorotation tests
ⓘ
forward flight experiments ⓘ hovering flight experiments ⓘ |
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