Sikorsky S-42
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sikorsky-s-42-186-14805822
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Sikorsky S-42
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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 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. The "Flying Clipper" and the "Pan Am C
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-42
date created:
2004-09-05T21:41:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T02:12:32Z
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