Sikorsky S-12

what is it?

The Sikorsky S-12 was a Russian single engine trainer aircraft completed in the spring of 1913 by the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works while Igor Sikorsky was the chief engineer of the aircraft manufacturing division.

base stats

• size 681 kgmax take-off weight
• built 12made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 113 years ago, in 1913.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1913

number built

12

role

trainer

origin

Russian Empire

makers

Russo-Balt

engines

1× Gnome Lambda

max take-off weight

681 kg

top speed

—

range

—

ceiling

3,680 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.