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Sikorsky S-42

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The Sikorsky S-42 was the first real transoceanic flying boat. Flying for Pan American Airways, a total of ten aircraft were built, manufactured by the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division of the United Aircraft Corporation in Stratford, Connecticut. All ten were either scrapped or destroyed in accidents. The aircraft first flew on 30 March 1934. The S-42 was also known as the Flying Clipper and the Pan Am Clipper.

British Marine Aircraft Ltd. was formed in February 1936 to produce S-42-A flying boats under licence in the United Kingdom but nothing came of this. The company built a factory on the western side of the Hamble peninsula with a slipway to Southampton Water. When the deal fell through the company was sold to Henry P. Folland, who renamed it Folland Aircraft Limited.

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Contents

1 Specifications (S-42-A)

1.1 General Characteristics
1.2 Performance

2 Related content

3 References

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Specifications (S-42-A)

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General Characteristics

Crew: four
Capacity: up to 37 passengers
Length: 68 ft 0 in (20.73 m)
Wingspan: 118 ft 2 in (36.03 m)
Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m)
Wing area: 1,329 ft² (123.5 m²)
Empty: 19,764 lb (8,984 kg)
Loaded: 38,000 lb (17,273 kg)
Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
Powerplant: 4x supercharged Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet, 660 hp (492 kW) each