Sikorsky S-43

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The Sikorsky S-43 was an eighteen place twin engine amphibious aircraft. It was known as the "Baby Clipper" (Army OA-1, USN JRS-1) in airline service. It was used primarily by Pan American World Airways for flights to Cuba, but three were also used by Inter-Island Airways of Hawaii, the predecessor to modern-day Hawaiian Airlines, to ferry Pan-Am Clipper passengers and local residents from Honolulu to the other islands.

[edit] Specifications (S-43)

[edit] General characteristics

• Crew: two pilots
• Capacity: 15 passengers
• Length: 51 ft 2 in (15.60 m)
• Wingspan: 86 ft 0 in (26.21 m)
• Height: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
• Wing area: 781 ft² (72.5 m²)
• Empty: 12,750 lb (5,783 kg)
• Loaded: lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 19,096 lb (8,662 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1690-52 radials, 750 hp (560 kW) each

[edit] Performance

• Maximum speed: 190 mph (306 km/h)
• Range: 775 miles (1,247 km)
• Service ceiling: 20,700 ft (6,310 m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
• Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
• Power/mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

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Designation sequence: S-40 - S-41 - S-42 - S-43 - S-44 - S-45 - S-46