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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.
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.
#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.
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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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
#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 their first Sikorsky S-42. #PanAm #Sikorsky #panagra #TDiH
This tweet was posted on June 05, 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.