Sikorsky S-43

__NOTOC__The Sikorsky S-43 was an eighteen place twin engine amphibious aircraft manufactured in USA during the 1930s by the American firm Sikorsky Aircraft. It was known as the "Baby Clipper" (Army OA-8, 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. One aircraft was purchased by Norwegian airline Det Norske Luftfartselskap.

pecifications (S-43)

General characteristics

* Crew: two (pilot, copilot)
* 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

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 (115.84 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)

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