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Sikorsky XSS

Sikorsky XSS

Type of aircraft

The Sikorsky XSS was an American two-seat amphibious flying boat built by Sikorsky Aircraft for evaluation by the United States Navy in 1933, for carrier-borne and/or catapult-launched scouting duties.

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Design and development

The XSS-1 was powered by a 550 hp (410 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340D Wasp engine in a strut-mounted pod above the center-section of the high-mounted gull-wing, forward of the cockpit which was aft of the wing.[1][2]

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Citations

  1. [1]
    Andrade 1979, p. 202
  2. [2]
    Eckland, K.O. (2009-04-26). "Sikorsky aircraft". USA: Aerofiles.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. 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. Retrieved 18 July 2012.


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