| S-42 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) S42 NC-822M, "Brazilian Clipper", 1934 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Flying boat airliner |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft |
| Designer | |
| Status | Retired, none remaining |
| Primary user | Pan American Airways |
| Number built | 10 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1934 |
| First flight | March 29, 1934 (prototype) |
| Developed from | Sikorsky S-40 |
The Sikorsky S-42 was a commercial flying boat designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft to meet requirements for a long-range flying boat laid out by Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) in 1931. The innovative design included wing flaps, variable-pitch propellers, and a tail-carrying full-length hull. The prototype first flew on 29 March 1934, and, in the period of development and test flying that followed, quickly established ten world records for payload-to-height.[1][2] The "Flying Clipper" and the "Pan Am Clipper" were other names for the S-42.
- ^ "The S-42, The Development and Characteristics of a Long-Range Flying Boat A Speech to the Royal Aeronautical Society, London, On 15 November 1934 by Igor Sikorsky". Sikorsky Aircraft. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ King, H.F. (1969). Milestones of the Air (McGraw-Hill ed.). New York: Jane's All the World's Aircraft Publishing Company. p. 80.