Sikorsky XSS

Sikorsky XSS
XSS-2
Role	Naval scout flying boat
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Sikorsky Aircraft
First flight	1933
Primary user	United States Navy
Number built	1

The Sikorsky XSS was a 2-seat amphibious flying boat built by Sikorsky for evaluation by the United States Navy in 1933, as a carrier-borne and or catapult launched scouting duties.The XSS-1 was powered by a 550 hp (410 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1340D Wasp engine in a strut mounted pod above the centre-section of the high-mounted gull-wing, forward of the cockpit which was aft of the wing.

See also

• List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft
• List of aircraft (S)

References

Bibliography

• Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0 904597 22 9. 
• Eckland, K.O.. "Sikorsky aircraft". USA: Aerofiles.com. http://aerofiles.com/_sik.html. Retrieved 18 July 2012.