Sikorsky VS-300
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The Sikorsky VS-300 was an early experimental American helicopter that pioneered the single main rotor with tail rotor configuration that became the standard for most modern helicopters.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental helicopter
ⓘ
rotorcraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | single-rotor helicopter ⓘ |
| configurationBecameStandardFor | most modern helicopters ⓘ |
| controlMethod |
collective pitch control
ⓘ
cyclic pitch control ⓘ tail rotor yaw control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Igor Sikorsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayLocation | Henry Ford Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| firstFlightDate | 1939-09-14 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation | Stratford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuselageType | steel-tube framework ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
established layout used by most later helicopters
ⓘ
first practical single-rotor helicopter in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sikorsky R-4 production helicopter
ⓘ
subsequent Sikorsky helicopter designs ⓘ |
| landingGearType |
floats (on some configurations)
ⓘ
skids (on some configurations) ⓘ |
| mainRotorBladesCount | 3 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vought-Sikorsky internal designation VS-300 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
open-framework fuselage in early versions
ⓘ
single main rotor ⓘ tail rotor for anti-torque control ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Sikorsky Aircraft (test program) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pioneeredConfiguration | single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ |
| powerplantType | piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUse | development of helicopter control systems ⓘ |
| registrationStatus | experimental ⓘ |
| role |
experimental testbed
ⓘ
technology demonstrator ⓘ |
| status | preserved museum aircraft ⓘ |
| successor | Sikorsky R-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail boom with tail rotor ⓘ |
| tailRotorBladesCount | 2 ⓘ |
| tailRotorType | anti-torque tail rotor ⓘ |
| testProgramEndYear | early 1940s ⓘ |
| testProgramStartYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sikorsky engineering team ⓘ |
| usedFor |
autorotation tests
ⓘ
forward flight tests ⓘ hovering flight experiments ⓘ |
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