Sikorsky VS-300 Practical Helicopter Demonstrator Family
The Sikorsky VS-300 was the experimental helicopter programme that established a practical single-main-rotor and anti-torque tail-rotor configuration. Igor Sikorsky used the tethered and later free-flight test programme to resolve control, transmission, and rotorcraft stability problems before the design lineage continued into the R-4 and post-war helicopter industry.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Vought-Sikorsky VS-300VS-300S-46VS-1VS-300A
- Family Name
- Sikorsky VS-300
- Full Name
- Sikorsky VS-300 Practical Helicopter Demonstrator Family
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Sikorsky VS-300 was the experimental helicopter programme that established a practical single-main-rotor and anti-torque tail-rotor configuration. Igor Sikorsky used the tethered and later free-flight test programme to resolve control, transmission, and rotorcraft stability problems before the design lineage continued into the R-4 and post-war helicopter industry.
- First Flight Year
- 1,939
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 5, 2026 at 02:43:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 5, 2026 at 02:43:22 UTC