title: Sikorsky S-17
text: # Sikorsky S-17
  
  The Sikorsky S-17 was a Russian single engine aircraft built at the Russian Baltic Railroad Car Works in Petrograd while Igor Sikorsky was the chief engineer of the aircraft manufacturing division.
  
  ## Design and development
  
  The S-17 was a two seat reconnaissance biplane based on the S-10 and powered by a Sunbeam Crusader V-8 water-cooled engine rated at 150 hp (112 kW).
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Russian Aviation Museum
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: Two
  * Length: 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
  * Upper wingspan: 45 ft 3 in (13.8 m)
  * Lower wingspan: 41 ft 0 in (12.5 m)
  * Wing area: 468 sq ft (43.5 $m^2)$
  * Empty weight: 1,863 lb (845 kg)
  * Gross weight: 2,624 lb (1,190 kg)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Sunbeam Crusader V-8, side-valve, water-cooled, piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed
  
  Performance
  
  * Wing loading: 5.6 lb/sq ft (27.4 $kg/m^2)$ max load
  