R-4

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The R-4 is a World War II–era Sikorsky helicopter recognized as the first mass-produced helicopter and the first to be used operationally by the U.S. military.

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R-4 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf helicopter ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sikorsky HNS-1 ⓘ
Sikorsky Hoverfly ⓘ
Sikorsky R-4 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed 65 mph ⓘ
designer Igor Sikorsky ⓘ
developedFrom VS-300 ⓘ
engineModel Warner R-550-1 Super Scarab ⓘ
enginePower 200 hp ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1942-01-13 ⓘ
fuselageMaterial steel-tube frame with fabric covering ⓘ
introduced 1942 ⓘ
landingGear fixed landing gear with wheels ⓘ
mainRotorBlades 3 ⓘ
manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft ⓘ
maximumSpeed 75 mph ⓘ
natoReportingName none ⓘ
notableFor first helicopter used operationally by the U.S. military ⓘ
first mass-produced helicopter ⓘ
numberBuilt 131 ⓘ
operator Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
primaryRole liaison helicopter ⓘ
observation helicopter ⓘ
rescue helicopter ⓘ
productionEnd 1944 ⓘ
productionStart 1942 ⓘ
range 130 mi ⓘ
rotorConfiguration single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ
serviceCeiling 8000 ft ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedFor air-sea rescue missions ⓘ
artillery spotting ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
transport of light cargo ⓘ

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Sikorsky Aircraft → notableProduct → R-4 ⓘ