The Sikorsky XSS was an American two-seat
amphibious flying boat built by
Sikorsky Aircraft for evaluation by the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
in 1933, for
carrier-borne
Carrier-based aircraft, sometimes known as carrier-capable aircraft or carrier-borne aircraft, are naval aircraft designed for operations from aircraft carriers. They must be able to launch in a short distance and be sturdy enough to withstand ...
and/or catapult-launched scouting duties.
Design and development
The XSS-1 was powered by a
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.
See also
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1930s United States military reconnaissance aircraft
S1S
Flying boats
Single-engined tractor aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Gull-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1933
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