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The Sikorsky S-42


 

S-42 - 1940
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S-42 NR832M
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S-42 Clipper - 1938
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S-42 at Dinner Key
Miami, FL
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S-42
Note: Maintenance Stands
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S-42 with S-40 in the background
Miami, FL
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S-42's at Dinner Key
Miami, FL
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S-42 at Dinner Key
Miami, FL
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S-42 over Miami
1934
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S-42 Take Off Run
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Boarding a Pan American Airways S-42
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Pan American S-42 - Cabin Detail
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Pan American S-42 - Cabin Detail
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Pan American Advertisement
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Sikorsky S-42 Specifications

Useful Load 18,236 lb Seats 37 Span 114 ft 2 in Length (overall) 67 ft 8 in High Speed 188 mph Cruise Speed 165 mph Landing Speed 65 mph Range 1200 sm Powerplant 4x P&W Hornet (750 hp each) Certification ATC 544 Year of Introduction 1934 First Flight 3/29/34 Production 3 (NC822M, NC823M, NC824M) Cost $197,892 S-42 Names: NC822M "Brazilian Clipper", "Columbia Clipper", "Hong Kong Clipper" NC823M "West Indies Clipper", "Pan American Clipper" NC824M Unknown


Sikorsky S-42-A & S-42-B Specifications

Useful Load 16,800 lb Seats 37 Span 118 ft 2 in Length (overall) 68 ft 0 in High Speed 188 mph Cruise Speed 165 mph Landing Speed 65 mph Range 1930 sm Powerplant 4x P&W Supercharged Hornet (660 hp each) Certification ATC 592 Year of Introduction 1935 Production (S-42-A) 4 NC15373, NC15374, NC15375, NC15376 Production (S-42-B) 3 NC16734, NC16735, NC16736 S-42-A & S-42-B Names: NC15373 "Jamaica Clipper" NC15734 "Antilles Clipper" NC15375 "Brazilian Clipper" NC15376 "Dominicain Clipper" NC16734 "Pan American Clipper II", "Samoan Clipper" NC16735 "Bermuda Clipper", "Alaska Clipper", "Hong Kong Clipper II" NC16736 "Pan American Clipper III", "Bermuda Clipper"


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