Sikorsky S-11

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TypeReconnaissance
National originRussian Empire
Designer
Igor Sikorsky
S-11
Sikorsky S-11 circa 1913
General information
TypeReconnaissance
National originRussian Empire
ManufacturerRussian Baltic Railroad Car Works
Designer
Igor Sikorsky
Number built1
History
First flight1913
Developed fromS-7

The Sikorsky S-11 Polukroogly (Half Round) was a Russian single engine prototype reconnaissance aircraft completed in July 1913 by the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works while Igor Sikorsky was the chief engineer of the aircraft manufacturing division.

The S-11 was a two seat mid-wing monoplane with wire-braced wings powered by a Gnome Monosoupape air-cooled rotary engine rated at 100 hp (75 kW). It was smaller and lighter than the S-9[1] on which it was based, and had a conventional wooden fuselage. The cockpit featured side-by-side seating with controls for the pilot only on the left. Originally built with ailerons controlled by steel tubes inside the wings, it was later redesigned using wing warping for roll control.[2][3]

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