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Sikorsky_S-42b
Specifications (S-42-A)
Data from Sikorsky S-42 Clipper Data Sheet[1] Flying boat, 1934
General characteristics
Crew: 4
Capacity: up to 37 day passengers or 14 sleeper berths
Length: 68 ft (20.73 m)
Wingspan: 118 ft 2 in (36.03 m)
Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m)
Wing area: 1,329 ft² (123.5 m²)
Empty weight: 19,764 lb (8,984 kg)
Loaded weight: 38,000 lb (17,273 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet, supercharged radial engine, 660 hp (492 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 188 mph (300 km/h)
Range: 1,930 miles (3,088 km)
Service ceiling: 15,704 ft (4,788 m)
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min)
Wing loading: 28.6 lb/ft² (140 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.07 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)
Data from Sikorsky S-42 Clipper Data Sheet[1] Flying boat, 1934
General characteristics
Crew: 4
Capacity: up to 37 day passengers or 14 sleeper berths
Length: 68 ft (20.73 m)
Wingspan: 118 ft 2 in (36.03 m)
Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m)
Wing area: 1,329 ft² (123.5 m²)
Empty weight: 19,764 lb (8,984 kg)
Loaded weight: 38,000 lb (17,273 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet, supercharged radial engine, 660 hp (492 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 188 mph (300 km/h)
Range: 1,930 miles (3,088 km)
Service ceiling: 15,704 ft (4,788 m)
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min)
Wing loading: 28.6 lb/ft² (140 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.07 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)