Sikorsky S‑38

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Sikorsky aircraft amphibious flying boat transport aircraft twin-engine aircraft

The Sikorsky S‑38 was a twin‑engine amphibious flying boat of the late 1920s and early 1930s, used for both commercial and exploratory aviation and noted for its distinctive twin‑boom tail.

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Sikorsky S-38 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikorsky aircraft ⓘ
amphibious flying boat ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
twin-engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType high-wing monoplane ⓘ
capacity 8 passengers ⓘ
category amphibious aircraft ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ
construction mixed metal-and-fabric ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 2 ⓘ
designer Igor Sikorsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin-engine tractor ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
firstFlight 1928 ⓘ
hasVariant Sikorsky S-38A NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sikorsky S-38B NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sikorsky S-38C NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance helped establish early Pan American Airways routes ⓘ
hullType boat hull ⓘ
introduced late 1920s ⓘ
landingCapability land ⓘ
water ⓘ
manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive twin-boom tail ⓘ
open engine nacelles mounted above wing ⓘ
operator Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
private owners ⓘ
periodOfUse 1930s ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ
powerplant radial piston engines ⓘ
primaryUser Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
role airliner ⓘ
utility aircraft ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
tailConfiguration twin-boom tail ⓘ
usedFor commercial aviation ⓘ
exploratory aviation ⓘ
mail transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
route pioneering ⓘ
survey flights ⓘ
usedInRegion Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Pratt & Whitney Hornet → application → Sikorsky S‑38 ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine → usedInAircraft → Sikorsky S‑38 ⓘ
subject surface form: Pratt & Whitney Wasp
Wright R-1820 radial engine → usedOnAircraft → Sikorsky S‑38 ⓘ
subject surface form: Wright R-1820
this entity surface form: Sikorsky S-38