The Sikorsky XP2S was an American biplane patrol flying boat developed for the United States Navy in the early 1930s. After selling a small number of PS and RS patrol and transport amphibians to the Navy, Sikorsky, then a division of United Aircraft Corporation, received a development contract in mid-1930 and delivered a complete aircraft for testing in June 1932. The XP2S-1 prototype was a two-bay, equal-span biplane of mixed construction with two Wasp radial engines mounted in tandem in a single nacelle, and a crew of three. Its performance did not exceed that of other biplane patrol boats of the era, and after about a year of official trials the Navy cancelled the project.
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Source Sikorsky XP2S (Wikipedia)
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1. Sikorsky XP2S (Wikipedia)
Design and development
delivered a complete aircraft for testing in June 1932
Design and development, status
the Navy cancelled the project
Design and development, engine class
Its two R-1340 Wasp radial engines
Specifications (XP2S-1)
Empty weight: 6,040 lb (2,740 kg)
Specifications (XP2S-1), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 124 mph (200 km/h, 108 kn)
Lead, builder
Sikorsky (then a division of United Aircraft Corporation) endeavoured to interest the service in a patrol flying boat
Lead, origin
was an American biplane patrol flying boat developed for the United States Navy
Of Make: Sikorsky Aircraft, Lead, maker
Sikorsky (then a division of United Aircraft Corporation) endeavoured to interest the service in a patrol flying boat
In Group: Patrol and Bomber Flying Boats, Lead, type of aircraft
was an American biplane patrol flying boat developed for the United States Navy
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