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PAN AMERICAN's SIKORSKY A
Pan American Airway's postcard dating from the late 1930's showing the
Sikorsky S-42B during its days as the Alaskan Clipper at the Seattle
Lake Washington Terminal. NC-16735 was originally delivered in
September 1936 as the Bermuda Clipper and after its Seattle-Alaska
tour, was transferred to the Pacific as Hong Kong clipper II. It was
written off in Manila, 1941.
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A Sikorsky S-42 - Click Image
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Commercial aviation took advantage of Sand Point's unique location. In 1939, Pan American Airways began Clipper service to Alaska from the county park land at Matthews Beach, just north of Sand Point Naval Station, with four-engined Sikorski S-42 flying boats. Pan Am also used Sand Point hangers and runways. Sand Point witnessed the development of the big Boeing Model 314 flying boats as they were tested from Matthew's Beach and Boeing engineers used the Navy seaplane ramp at least once for repairs. Mo In addition to the Navy and Marine Reservists who used Sand Point, fleet air units landed at the field when making cross country flights or when the fleet visited Puget Sound. |
Specifications - Sikorsky S-42
DIMENSIONS:
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WEIGHTS
- PERFORMANCE
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Power
Plant
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| Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: |
114
ft. 2 in. 68 ft. 7 in. 17 ft. 5 in. 1,329 sq.ft. |
Empty: Gross T/O: Cruising Speed: Normal Range: |
8,741
lb. 26,978 lb. 158 mph 1,199 miles |
Four P + W "Hornet" S-5-D 1G 515 kW |
Crew: 4 Passengers 32-37 |
LINKS
SAND POINT NAVAL AIR STATION
SIKORSKY S-43 "BABY CLIPPER"
HOWARD HUGES S-43
THE FLYING BOAT FORUM
