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| name = S-1 | image = File:Sikorsky S-1 aircraft circa 1910.jpg | caption = Igor Sikorsky and the S-1 near Kiev, Russian Empire in May 1910
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The Sikorsky S-1 was the first fixed wing aircraft design by Igor Sikorsky. In February 1910 work began on the pusher configured biplane powered by a {{convert|15|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Anzani three-cylinder, air-cooled engine. The machine was completed in April and Sikorsky began his first attempts at flight. In early May during a take-off attempt on a windy day the machine briefly became airborne due mostly to the fact it had a favorable headwind. Further attempts were less successful and Sikorsky disassembled it, saving the main wing section to construct the S-2.[1] Specifications{{Aircraft specs
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}}References1. ^{{cite book |last=Sikorsky |first=Igor|first2=|last2=|title=The Story of the Winged-S|year=1944|publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company|location=New York|isbn=9781258163556|page=39}}
2. ^{{citeweb|url=http://ram-home.com/ram-old/index.html|title=BIS No.1|author=|date=4 September 1997|website=ram-home.com|publisher=|access-date=2 April 2017}}
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