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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Sikorsky S‑40 canonical 2

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Statements (46)

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 ⓘ