Sikorsky S-42
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The Sikorsky S-42 was a pioneering 1930s American four-engine flying boat airliner that helped establish long-range transoceanic routes for Pan American Airways.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ four‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
cantilever monoplane
ⓘ
high‑wing ⓘ |
| airframeType | all‑metal construction ⓘ |
| airlineCabinType | passenger cabin ⓘ |
| airlineLaunchCustomer | Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1930s United States airliners
ⓘ
Sikorsky aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ flying boats ⓘ four‑engined tractor aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | multiple‑crew cockpit ⓘ |
| designedFor | oceanic passenger transport ⓘ |
| designedToCompeteWith | other long‑range flying boats of the 1930s ⓘ |
| designer | Igor Sikorsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | four‑engine ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1934 ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish |
Pan American Airways Atlantic routes
ⓘ
Pan American Airways Pacific routes NERFINISHED ⓘ long‑range transoceanic air routes ⓘ |
| historicalEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| introduced | 1934 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
early transoceanic airliner
ⓘ
pioneering long‑range flying boat ⓘ |
| operator | Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller‑driven ⓘ |
| registrationCategory | civil aircraft ⓘ |
| role |
long‑range airliner
ⓘ
transoceanic flying boat ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | single‑tail design ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | water operations ⓘ |
| usedBy | Pan American Airways for transoceanic services ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long‑range transoceanic routes
ⓘ
mail and passenger transport over oceans ⓘ survey flights for future airline routes ⓘ |
| usedOnRoute |
Pan Am Atlantic survey routes
ⓘ
Pan Am Pacific routes ⓘ Pan Am South American routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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