Sikorsky S-42 - Specifications (S-42-A)

Specifications (S-42-A)

Data from Sikorsky S-42 Clipper Data SheetFlying Boat, 1934

General characteristics

• Crew: 4
• Capacity: up to 37 day passengers or 14 sleeper berths
• Length: 68 ft (20.73 m)
• Wingspan: 118 ft 2 in (36.03 m)
• Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m)
• Wing area: 1,329 ft² (123.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 19,764 lb (8,984 kg)
• Loaded weight: 38,000 lb (17,273 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet, supercharged radial engine, 660 hp (492 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 188 mph (300 km/h)
• Range: 1,930 miles (3,088 km)
• Service ceiling: 15,704 ft (4,788 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min)
• Wing loading: 28.6 lb/ft² (140 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.07 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)