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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious aircraft
flying boat
aircraftType biplane
airlineLaunchCustomer Pan American Airways
airlineService Pan American Airways Caribbean service
Pan American Airways South American service
category 1930s United States airliners
biplanes
flying boats
four‑engined tractor aircraft
construction metal hull with fabric‑covered wings
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 7
cruiseSpeed ~120 mph
designGoal long‑range overwater passenger service
developedBy Igor Sikorsky
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
maximumTakeoffWeight ~34,000 lb
nicknamed Flying Forest
numberBuilt 3
operator Pan American Airways
passengerCapacity 38
powerplant Pratt & Whitney R‑1860 Hornet radial engines
primaryUser Pan American Airways
range ~900 mi
retired mid‑1940s
role oceanic flying boat airliner
status retired
successor Sikorsky S‑42
linked to: Sikorsky S-42
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedFor long‑range overwater routes
mail transport
passenger transport
usedOnRoute Pan American Caribbean routes
Pan American Latin American routes
wingConfiguration biplane
wingspan ~114 ft

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Pratt & Whitney Hornet application Sikorsky S‑40
Pratt & Whitney Wasp usedInAircraft Sikorsky S‑40