Sikorsky S-38 - Specifications (S-38-A)

Specifications (S-38-A)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Capacity: 10 passengers
• Length: 40 ft 3 in (12.27 m)
• Wingspan: 71 ft 8 in (21.85 m)
• Height: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
• Wing area: 720 ft² (68.6 m²)
• Empty weight: 6,000 lb (2,727 kg)
• Loaded weight: 10,480 lb (4,764 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 400 hp (298 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 104 knots (120 mph, 192 km/h)
• Range: 648 nm (750 miles, 1,200 km)
• Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,878 m)
• Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (229 m/min)
• Wing loading: 14.5 lb/ft² (69 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.08 hp/lb (0.13 kW/kg)