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The Sikorsky S-5 was an early design by Igor Sikorsky completed in late April 1911 with a 50 hp (37 kW) Argus water-cooled engine. The S-5 was tested in a series of 20 to 30-second straight-line flights over a period of three weeks before the designer was able to make what he called his first real flight of four minutes in a circuit of the field on 17 May 1911. The S-5 had a wing span of 12 m (39 ft) a length of 8.50 m (27.89 ft) and weight of 440 kg (970 lb).

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The Sikorsky S-5 was an early design by Igor Sikorsky, completed in late April 1911, with a 50 hp (37 kW) Argus water-cooled engine.2
Designer
Igor Sikorsky
Length Alt
27.89
Power Alt
50 hp
Loaded Weight Main
440.0
Type Of Prop
water-cooled rotary engine
Number Built
1
Crew
One
Loaded Weight Alt
970.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Span Alt
39.37
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Argus water-cooled engine
First Flight
April
Span Main
12m
Power Main
37.28
Number Of Props
1
Length Main
8.50m
Category
Sikorsky aircraft

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