Sikorsky S-42
| Sikorsky S-42 | |
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| Type: | Airliner |
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| First flight: |
March 30, 1934 |
| Production time: |
1934-1937 |
| Number of pieces: |
10 |
The Sikorsky S-42 was a flying boat from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation , which was used by Pan Am under the name "Clipper" on various long-haul routes of the time, including the San Francisco - Hawaii route.
The four-engine S-42 was born from the desire of the then Pan-Am founder and CEO Juan Trippe to build an aircraft for long ranges with high comfort that could compete with the luxury passenger ships.
The prototype Brazilian Clipper made its maiden flight on March 30, 1934 and broke all existing records for passenger aircraft (speed, range, payload and cruising altitude) and, together with the other Clipper flying boats Boeing 314 and Martin M-130 , ushered in a new era of long-haul flight .
Together with the modified versions S-42A (four machines) and S-42B (three machines), the flying boat was built a total of ten times. Pan Am lost six aircraft in an aircraft accident. The last copies were scrapped in 1946.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 4th |
| Passengers | Max. 37 |
| length | 20.60 m |
| span | 34.80 m |
| height | 5.30 m |
| Wing area | 123.50 m² |
| Wing extension | |
| payload | |
| Empty mass | 8,950 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 12,237 kg |
| Cruising speed | |
| Top speed | 303 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 4877 m |
| Range | |
| Engines | 4 × Pratt & Whitney Hornet , each 750 PS (559 kW) |
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Individual evidence
- ^ REG Davies: PAN AM - An airline and its aircraft. Hamly Publ. Group, 1987, p. 37.