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.

Contents

1 Specifications (S-42-A)

1.1 General characteristics
1.2 Performance

2 Related content
3 References
4 External links

Specifications (S-42-A)

General characteristics

Crew: four
Capacity: up to 37 day passengers or 14 sleeper berths
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

Performance

Maximum speed: 188 mph (300 km/h)
Range: 1,930 miles (3,088 km)
Service ceiling: 15,704 ft (4,788 m)
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min)
Wing loading: 28.6 lb/ft² (140 kg/m²)
Power/Mass: 0.07 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)

References

[Fagan, Dave. 'Hamble' Aviation in Hampshire UK 1900 to 2000] Retrieved May 20 2005

External links

[Sikorsky S-42'']

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