The Sikorsky S-35 was an American sesquiplane transport designed and built by the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company for Rene Fonck attempt at a non-stop Atlantic crossing for the Orteig Prize. Designed as a twin-engined transport with a range of 1,000 miles, it was modified to use three 425-horsepower Gnome-Rhone Jupiter radial engines and first flew on 23 August 1926 from Roosevelt Field. The aircraft was destroyed in the attempt.
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