Sikorsky R-6

what is it?

The Sikorsky R-6 is an American light two-seat helicopter of the 1940s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 11.6 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 161 km/htop speed
• size 1,179 kgmax take-off weight
• built 225made 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 83 years ago, in 1943.
• 🚗Rotor of 11.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1943-10-15

introduced

1945

status

retired

number built

225

role

helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

engines

1× Franklin O-405-9

crew

1

length

14.6 m

rotor diameter

11.6 m

max take-off weight

1,179 kg

top speed

161 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,048 m

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