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1935 Florida State Archives

1935 - Pan American Airways System Sikorsky S-42 maintenance at Dinner Key

Dinner Key, Miami, Florida


From the state archives description: "The Sikorsky S42 was one of the earliest of the four-engine clippers used by Pan American in developing its system of global routes. The S42 carried 32 passengers and had a gross weight of 43,000 pounds. It was used on Latin American, Atlantic and Pacific routes by the pioneer U.S. international airline."

The Sikorsky S-42 could fly 150mph, had 32 seats, a 38,000 lb. max gross takeoff weight, and a 1200 mile range. The S-42 had improvements over the S-40 such as large wing flaps, automatic carburetors, propeller brakes and flush riveting. This aircraft broke all existing world records for load, speed, range and altitude.

The S-42 first flew on March 30, 1934 and the purchase price was $242,000. Pan American Airways System used this aircraft on Latin America routes, then on Transpacific & Transatlantic routes.


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