Sikorsky S-43
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The Sikorsky S-43 is a 1930s American twin-engine amphibious flying boat airliner used for passenger and cargo transport over short to medium routes, including by Pan American Airways.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
amphibious flying boat ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeType | flying boat hull ⓘ |
| airlineOperator |
Avianca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Inter-Island Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ Pan American Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ Panair do Brasil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1930s United States airliners
ⓘ
amphibious aircraft ⓘ flying boats ⓘ twin‑piston‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| civilRegistrationExample | NC-16934 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration |
high‑wing
ⓘ
strut‑braced monoplane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Igor Sikorsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Sikorsky S-42 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1935 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1930s ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable landing gear for land operations ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOperator |
United States Army Air Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Baby Clipper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAccident | Sikorsky S-43 owned by Howard Hughes crashed in Lake Mead in 1943 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | approximately 53 ⓘ |
| powerplantExample | Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| role | short‑ to medium‑range airliner ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | amphibious ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 18 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Howard Hughes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet government (single example) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| usedOnRoutes |
Caribbean routes
ⓘ
Latin American routes ⓘ inter‑island routes in Hawaii ⓘ |
| wingPlacement | parasol wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wright R-1820