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Role | Naval scout flying boat |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft |
First flight | 1933 |
Primary user | United States Navy |
Number built | 1 |
The Sikorsky XSS was a 2-seat amphibious flying boat built by Sikorsky for evaluation by the United States Navy in 1933, as a carrier-borne and or catapult launched scouting duties.The XSS-1 was powered by a 550 hp (410 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340D Wasp engine in a strut mounted pod above the centre-section of the high-mounted gull-wing, forward of the cockpit which was aft of the wing.[1][2]
See also
- List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft
- List of aircraft (S)
References
Notes
- ↑ Andrade 1979, p. 202
- ↑ Eckland, K.O. (4/26/09). "Sikorsky aircraft". USA: Aerofiles.com. http://aerofiles.com/_sik.html. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
Bibliography
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- Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0 904597 22 9.
- Eckland, K.O.. "Sikorsky aircraft". USA: Aerofiles.com. http://aerofiles.com/_sik.html. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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