Sikorsky S‑38

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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 2
Sikorsky S‑38 canonical 2
Sikorsky S-38A 1

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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
crew 2
designer Igor Sikorsky
engineConfiguration twin-engine tractor
era interwar period
firstFlight 1928
hasVariant Sikorsky S-38A
linked to: Sikorsky S‑38

Sikorsky S-38B
linked to: Sikorsky S‑38

Sikorsky S-38C
linked to: Sikorsky S‑38
historicalSignificance helped establish early Pan American Airways routes
hullType boat hull
introduced late 1920s
landingCapability land
water
manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft
notableFeature distinctive twin-boom tail
open engine nacelles mounted above wing
operator Pan American Airways
U.S. Army Air Corps
U.S. Navy
linked to: United States Navy

private owners
periodOfUse 1930s
late 1920s
powerplant radial piston engines
primaryUser Pan American Airways
U.S. Navy
linked to: United States Navy
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
Caribbean
Latin America
South Pacific

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Pratt & Whitney Hornet application Sikorsky S‑38
Wright R-1820 usedOnAircraft Sikorsky S-38
subject linked to: Wright R-1820 radial engine
linked to: Sikorsky S‑38
Pratt & Whitney Wasp usedInAircraft Sikorsky S‑38
Sabena operatedAircraftType Sikorsky S-38
linked to: Sikorsky S‑38
Sikorsky S-38 hasVariant Sikorsky S-38A
subject linked to: Sikorsky S‑38
linked to: Sikorsky S‑38
Sikorsky S-38 hasVariant Sikorsky S-38B
subject linked to: Sikorsky S‑38
linked to: Sikorsky S‑38
Sikorsky S-38 hasVariant Sikorsky S-38C
subject linked to: Sikorsky S‑38
linked to: Sikorsky S‑38