The Sikorsky S-32 was an American single engine aircraft built by the
Sikorsky Manufacturing Corporation in 1926.
Design and development
The S-32 was a large single-bay
sesquiplane using parallel
interplane strut
In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of strut, which act in ...
s and bracing wires with three open cockpits, the rearmost cockpit for a pilot and two forward cockpits capable of holding two passengers each. The fuselage and wing were constructed from metal and covered with fabric. Powered by a
Liberty L-12 water-cooled V-12, it was built for the Andean National Corporation to explore
Colombia and served as a floatplane fitted with
pontoons.
Specifications (S-32)
References
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Sesquiplanes
1920s United States civil utility aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1926