Helicopter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1943
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0414.001
- MANUFACTURER
- United Aircraft Corp., Sikorsky Aircraft Div.
- MODEL
- Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly VS-316
- LOCATION
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 43-46565
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL TUBE & FABRIC CONSTRUCTION
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 14.4 m
- Width
- 1.8 m
- Height
- 3.6 m
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aircraft
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- United Aircraft
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Bridgeport
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1942-45
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
PRODUCTION VERSION OF WORLD'S FIRST PRACTICAL HELICOPTER - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE ON INSIDE RIGHT OF COCKPIT
- Missing
- ENGINE (TO FOLLOW LATER)
- Finish
- PAINTED OLIVE GREEN
- Decoration
- N/A
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United Aircraft Corp., Sikorsky Aircraft Div., Helicopter, 1943, Artifact no. 1983.0414, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1983.0414.001/
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