Sikorsky S-7

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TypeExperimental
National originRussian Empire
Designer
Igor Sikorsky
S-7
Sikorsky S-7 circa 1912
General information
TypeExperimental
National originRussian Empire
ManufacturerRussian Baltic Railroad Car Works
Designer
Igor Sikorsky
Statussold to Bulgarian Army for use in World War I
Number built1
History
First flightJuly 1912
S-7 view from aft

The Sikorsky S-7 was a Russian single engine experimental prototype aircraft built by the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works shortly after Igor Sikorsky became chief engineer of the aircraft manufacturing division.

The S-7 was two-seater wire-braced monoplane powered by a 70 hp (52 kW) Gnome air-cooled rotary engine. Construction began in early summer of 1912 and completed in July. The pilot sat in the rear cockpit with a passenger seated in a forward compartment in a tandem arrangement. The fuselage was enclosed in plywood and the aircraft used components taken from the S-6A including the main wing, tail and landing gear.[1]

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