The Sikorsky S-42

 

S-42 - 1940 Photo: Florida State Archives	S-42 NR832M Photo: Florida State Archives	S-42 Clipper - 1938 Photo: Florida State Archives
S-42 at Dinner Key Miami, FL Photo: Florida State Archives	S-42 Note: Maintenance Stands Photo: Florida State Archives	S-42 with S-40 in the background Miami, FL Photo: Florida State Archives
S-42's at Dinner Key Miami, FL Photo: Florida State Archives	S-42 at Dinner Key Miami, FL Photo: Florida State Archives	S-42 over Miami 1934 Photo: Florida State Archives
S-42 Take Off Run Photo: Florida State Archives	Boarding a Pan American Airways S-42 Photo: Florida State Archives	Pan American S-42 - Cabin Detail Photo: Florida State Archives
Pan American S-42 - Cabin Detail Photo: Florida State Archives	Pan American Advertisement Photo: Florida State Archives

Sikorsky S-42 Specifications

Useful Load                                  18,236 lb
Seats                                               37

Span                                       114 ft 2 in
Length (overall)                            67 ft 8 in

High Speed                                     188 mph
Cruise Speed                                   165 mph
Landing Speed                                   65 mph

Range                                          1200 sm

Powerplant                 4x P&W Hornet (750 hp each)

Certification                                  ATC 544
Year of Introduction                              1934
First Flight                                   3/29/34
Production                  3 (NC822M, NC823M, NC824M)
Cost                                          $197,892

S-42 Names:
NC822M  "Brazilian Clipper", "Columbia Clipper", "Hong Kong Clipper"
NC823M  "West Indies Clipper", "Pan American Clipper"
NC824M  Unknown

Sikorsky S-42-A & S-42-B Specifications

Useful Load                                  16,800 lb
Seats                                               37

Span                                       118 ft 2 in
Length (overall)                            68 ft 0 in

High Speed                                     188 mph
Cruise Speed                                   165 mph
Landing Speed                                   65 mph

Range                                          1930 sm

Powerplant    4x P&W Supercharged Hornet (660 hp each)

Certification                                  ATC 592
Year of Introduction                              1935
Production (S-42-A)                                  4
                    NC15373, NC15374, NC15375, NC15376
Production (S-42-B)                                  3
                             NC16734, NC16735, NC16736

S-42-A & S-42-B Names:
NC15373 "Jamaica Clipper"
NC15734 "Antilles Clipper"
NC15375 "Brazilian Clipper"
NC15376 "Dominicain Clipper"
NC16734 "Pan American Clipper II", "Samoan Clipper"
NC16735 "Bermuda Clipper", "Alaska Clipper", "Hong Kong Clipper II"
NC16736 "Pan American Clipper III", "Bermuda Clipper"