Sikorsky S‑40
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The Sikorsky S‑40 was an early 1930s American amphibious flying boat airliner used primarily by Pan American Airways for long-range overwater routes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious aircraft
ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ |
| aircraftType | biplane ⓘ |
| airlineLaunchCustomer | Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airlineService |
Pan American Airways Caribbean service
ⓘ
Pan American Airways South American service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1930s United States airliners
ⓘ
biplanes ⓘ flying boats ⓘ four‑engined tractor aircraft ⓘ |
| construction | metal hull with fabric‑covered wings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 7 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | ~120 mph ⓘ |
| designGoal | long‑range overwater passenger service ⓘ |
| developedBy | Igor Sikorsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | four‑engine ⓘ |
| engineCount | 4 ⓘ |
| era | early 1930s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1931 ⓘ |
| hullType | flying boat hull ⓘ |
| introduced | 1931 ⓘ |
| landingCapability |
land (using beaching gear or floats)
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
| length | ~72 ft ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | ~34,000 lb ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Flying Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 38 ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R‑1860 Hornet radial engines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| range | ~900 mi ⓘ |
| retired | mid‑1940s ⓘ |
| role | oceanic flying boat airliner ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Sikorsky S‑42 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long‑range overwater routes
ⓘ
mail transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| usedOnRoute |
Pan American Caribbean routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pan American Latin American routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| wingspan | ~114 ft ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pratt & Whitney Wasp