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Sikorsky Russky Vityaz
1913 aircraft by Igor Sikorsky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sikorsky Russky Vityaz (Russian: Русский витязь), or Russian Knight (S-21), previously known as the Bolshoi Baltisky (Russian: Большой Балтийский) (The Great Baltic) in its first four-engined version,[1] was the first four-engine aircraft in the world, designed by Igor Sikorsky and built at the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works (Russo-Baltiiskyi Vagonnyi Zavod or R-BVZ) in Saint Petersburg in early 1913.
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Russky Vityaz | |
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The definitive Russky Vityaz version with four tractor configuration engines. | |
Role | Airliner |
Manufacturer | Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works |
Designer | Igor Sikorsky |
First flight | 10 May 1913 O.S. |
Number built | 1 |
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