Sikorsky XSS explained

The Sikorsky XSS was an American two-seat amphibious flying boat built by Sikorsky Aircraft for evaluation by the United States Navy in 1933, for carrier-borne and/or catapult-launched scouting duties.

Design and development

The XSS-1 was powered by a 550abbr=onNaNabbr=on Pratt & Whitney R-1340D Wasp engine in a strut-mounted pod above the center-section of the high-mounted gull-wing, forward of the cockpit which was aft of the wing.^[1]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Andrade, John . U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. 1979 . Midland Counties Publications. 0-904597-22-9.
• Web site: Sikorsky aircraft. Eckland. K.O.. Aerofiles.com. 18 July 2012. USA.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sikorsky aircraft . Eckland . K.O. . Aerofiles.com . 2009-04-26 . 18 July 2012 . USA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120718125840/http://www.aerofiles.com/_sik.html . July 18, 2012 .