The Sikorsky S-45 was a proposed double-deck transoceanic flying boat designed in 1938 by Sikorsky Aircraft for Pan Am. The high-wing monoplane had a single-step hull and a triple tail and was to be powered by six Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone engines, which were then still in development. It was planned to carry 100 passengers with a wingspan of 236 feet and a range of 5,000 miles at a cruising speed of 200 miles per hour, and it would have competed with the Boeing 314. No example of the S-45 was ever manufactured.
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Engine Class StatusDesign only (never built) 1 Connections
Of Make
Source Sikorsky S-45 (Wikipedia)
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1. Sikorsky S-45 (Wikipedia)
Lead, design
originally designed in 1938 by Sikorsky Aircraft for Pan Am
Lead
no examples of the S-45 were ever manufactured
Specifications
Air-cooled 18-cylinder radial engines
Specifications, mass
Empty weight: 34,930 lb (15,844 kg)
Lead, builder
originally designed in 1938 by Sikorsky Aircraft for Pan Am
Of Make: Sikorsky Aircraft, Lead, maker
originally designed in 1938 by Sikorsky Aircraft for Pan Am
In Group: Commercial Flying Boats and Clippers, Lead, type of aircraft
was a proposed double-deck transoceanic flying boat originally designed in 1938 by Sikorsky Aircraft for Pan Am
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