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VS-300
	File:Sikorsky vs-300.jpg
	Igor Sikorsky in the VS-300, at the end of 1941
Role	Experimental
Manufacturer	Vought-Sikorsky
Designer	Igor Sikorsky
First flight	13 May 1940
Variants	Sikorsky R-4

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The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 was a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It had a single three-blade rotor powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW) engine. Its first free (untethered) flight was on 14 September 1939. While not the first successful helicopter to fly, it was the first of the configuration that would later become the most popular.

In 1941, Sikorsky fitted utility floats (also called pontoons) to the VS-300, making it the first practical amphibious helicopter.^[1]

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References

Notes

^ Sikorsky.com Timeline. Retrieved on September 22, 2009.

Bibliography

Munson, Kenneth. Helicopters and Other Rotorcraft Since 1907. London: Blandford, 1968. ISBN 0-7137-06104.

External links

http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/heroes/inventors/sikorsky.asp

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 The '''Vought-Sikorsky VS-300''' was a [[helicopter]] designed by [[Igor Sikorsky]]. It had a single three-blade rotor powered by a 75 [[horsepower]] (56 [[Watt#Kilowatt|kW]]) engine. Its first free (untethered) flight was on 14 September 1939. While not the first successful helicopter to fly, it was the first of the configuration that would later become the most popular.
+In 1941, Sikorsky fitted utility [[Floats (nautical)|floats]] (also called pontoons) to the VS-300, making it the first practical [[amphibious helicopter]].<ref name=SikorskyTimeline>Sikorsky.com [http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=208ae39d40a78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD Timeline.] Retrieved on September 22, 2009.</ref>
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 * Munson, Kenneth. ''Helicopters and Other Rotorcraft Since 1907''. London: Blandford, 1968. ISBN 0-7137-06104.

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