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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 H.P. Folland, who renamed it Folland Aircraft Limited.

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Specifications (S-42-A)

General characteristics

Performance

Related content

References

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)

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'Related development:'
'Comparable aircraft:'

★ Short Empire
'Designation sequence:'
S-39 -
S-40 -
S-41 -
'S-42' -
S-43 -
VS-44

References

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

External links

★ Sikorsky S-42''