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#Onthisday in 1899, Igor Siskorsky was born in Kiev (Kyiv) in modern day Ukraine. One of the most important early Sikorsky aircraft, the S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm’s requirement for a trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight in 1935. This tweet was posted on May 25, 2019.
#Onthisday in 1928, the Sikorsky S-38 took off on its first flight. Developed based upon Sikorsky’s previous amphibious aircraft, the S-34 and S-36, the S-38 was Sikorsky’s first commercial success and first widely produced seaplane. #AvGeek #Sikorsky This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1929, Inter-Island Airways started schedule passenger service with two #Sikorsky S-38 linking the #Hawaiian Islands. Inter-Island Airways changed its name to #HawaiianAirlines in 1941. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 11, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1934, Pan American Airways received its first Sikorsky S-42. The Brazilian Clipper, shown here circa 1937, completed its inaugural flight on August 16, 1934. This tweet was posted on June 05, 2018.
#Onthisday in 1934, Pan American Airways received their first Sikorsky S-42. #PanAm #Sikorsky #panagra #TDiH This tweet was posted on June 06, 2017.
#Onthisday the first flight of #PanAm's #Sikorsky S-40 departed from Dinner Key, Miami, Florida, destined for Cristobal in the Canal Zone. This tweet was posted on November 19, 2016.
#Onthisday the first flight of #PanAm's #Sikorsky S-40 “American Clipper” departed from Dinner Key, Florida, destined for Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. It was the first to carry the famous "Clipper" name, which was subsequently registered as a trademark by Pan American. #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 19, 2019.
@ParkeBench Hi Parker! our exhibition celebrates the three planes that flew the trans-Pacific island-to-island itineraries, the Martin M-130, the Boeing 314, and the Sikorsky S-42! Visit our website for more information: https://t.co/MPq52u5pOS This tweet was posted on March 04, 2019.
A Sikorsky S-42, “Brazilian Clipper” arrives Rio de Janeiro on 8/18/1934 by artist John T. McCoy. #otd #traveltuesday This tweet was posted on August 18, 2015.
Although the #Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often noted for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to it as a “flying forest.” #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.
Although the Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often derided for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to the aircraft as a “flying forest.” #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.
Happy Thanksgiving! This was the menu for the Pan American Airways flight on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 1939, aboard Sikorsky S-42 Clipper N. C. 15373, from Barranquilla, Colombia to Miami, Florida. What is on your #Thanksgiving menu today? This tweet was posted on November 25, 2021.
Igor Sikorsky was born in Kyiv, in modern day #Ukraine in 1889. In 1923, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation (later renamed the Sikorsky Manufacturing Company). Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) is named in his honor. #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 01, 2022.
In 1923, Igor Sikorsky founded the #Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation. The S-42, was developed to meet #PanAm's requirement for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Shown here is the Pan Am Clipper S-42 in flight over SF in 1935. https://t.co/MPq52tNOXk #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 16, 2019.
In 1935, a Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-42 passed through the Golden Gate on the first survey flight to Hawai’i. This tweet was posted on January 30, 2016.
Only three Sikorsky S-40 were built, and these were the first to be named “Clipper Ships.” #PanAm introduced the aircraft in 1931, piloted by Charles A. Lindbergh on its Miami–Barranquilla route. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.
Out of the one hundred and one Sikorsky S-38s built, Pan Am acquire thirty-eight of the versatile aircraft, the last of which was retired in 1940. #AvGeek #Sikorsky #PanAm This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
RT @Sikorsky: "We had little except the flight of birds to turn to for information" – Igor Sikorsky. Happy #NationalAviationDay https://t.c… This tweet was posted on August 19, 2016.
RT @Sikorsky: It all started with a vision. Happy #NationalAviationDay This tweet was posted on August 19, 2015.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1929: Charles Lindbergh completed inaugural r/t air mail flight to Panama Canal Zone (FAM-5), landing Sikorsky S-… This tweet was posted on February 13, 2017.
RT @panamhistory: Nov. 1931, Caribbean Clipper NC-81V was delivered to Pan Am, the second of three Pan Am Sikorsky S-40s. https://t.co/C7aw… This tweet was posted on November 01, 2016.
San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines was founded in 1961. Offering local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland airports and downtown areas, service began with two leased Sikorsky S-62s. #DefunctThursday #SFOHelicopter #AvGeek This tweet was posted on November 10, 2022.
Some of the final objects to be reinstalled are model aircraft suspended from the ceiling. Our preparators took great care in re-hanging models of the Pan Am Clipper (a Sikorsky S-42) and the China Clipper (a Martin M-130). #AvGeek #BehindTheScenes #SneakPeek This tweet was posted on May 27, 2022.
The #Sikorsky S-40 was developed in response to requests from #PanAmerican Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a high-capacity flying boat. Capable of carrying 38 passengers, the cabins were spacious and luxuriously appointed with mahogany paneling. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.
The Johnsons flew 2 Sikorsky amphibians & photographed Mt. Kilimanjaro & Mt. Kenya. #TerraCognito #WomenInAviation This tweet was posted on August 17, 2016.
The SF Coast Guard's fixed-wing fleet was replaced with helicopters in 1947 starting with a Sikorsky HO3S Dragonfly. This tweet was posted on January 17, 2016.
The Sikorsky S-40 was developed in response to requests from #PanAm president Juan T. Trippe for a high-capacity flying boat. With a cabin capable of carrying 38 passengers, it was nearly double the capacity of the airline’s next largest flying boat. #WingWednesday #AvGeek This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.
The Sikorsky S-42 was developed to meet requirements of #PanAm president Juan Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. Designed by Igor Sikorsky, with input from Charles Lindbergh, it could carry a crew of 4 and 32 passengers up to 1,200 miles. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on February 17, 2021.
The Sikorsky S-42 was developed to meet the requirements of Pan American Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a large, long-range, trans-oceanic flying boat. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on August 18, 2018.
The amphibious Sikorsky S-38 in both the S-38A and S-38B versions, affectionally called the “Flying Duck,” became the mainstay of Pan American Airways’s fleet, laying the foundations of the Caribbean and Central American networks in 1929 and 1930. #AvGeek #Sikorsky #PanAm This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
The large twin engine plane had a crew of two and could seat ten passengers and their luggage. It had a cruising speed of 110 miles per hour and a maximum speed of 124 miles per hour. The S-38 amphibian could land or takeoff from the water as well as the land. #AvGeek #Sikorsky This tweet was posted on May 25, 2022.
Various attempts to cross the Pacific in the 1920s, such as the U.S. Navy’s PN-9 flying boats in 1925, and the Southern Cross in 1928, finally culminated in 1935, when #PanAm opened the first regularly scheduled air service with Sikorsky S-42 & Martin M-130 flying boats. #Airmail This tweet was posted on June 14, 2022.
📸: photograph: #PanAm, Sikorsky S-42, c. 1935 Gift of Jon. E. Krupnick 2008.056.1039 postcard: #PanAm, Sikorsky S-42 "Brazilian Clipper", c. 1934 Gift of Barnaby Conrad III 2001.038.052 #Sikorsky S-42 techincal drawing, n.d. Gift of United Technologies 1993.13.01 This tweet was posted on February 17, 2021.