The Sikorsky S-38 was an American twin-engined ten-seat sesquiplane amphibious aircraft . It was Sikorsky's first widely produced amphibious flying boat , serving successfully for Pan American Airways and the United States military.
6-528: The S-38 was developed based upon experience with the Sikorsky S-34 and S-36 . The S-38 first flew in May 1928. According to Sikorsky, "The ship had very good takeoff characteristics from land and water. It had a climb of 1,000 feet (300 m) per minute fully loaded, and a maximum speed close to 130 miles per hour (210 km/h). The ship could cruise nicely around 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), and it stayed in
12-566: Is owned by Kermit Weeks and located at the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida, bearing the Osa's Ark paint scheme. Data from Aerofiles : Sikorsky, American flying boats and amphibious aircraft : an illustrated history General characteristics Performance Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Sikorsky S-34 The Sikorsky S-34
18-699: The Sikorsky Manufacturing Corporation of Long Island, New York, and by the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation in Bridgeport, Connecticut . Sikorsky was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation in mid-production. Some notable private owners include: During the 1990s two reproduction S-38s were built by the late Buzz Kaplan's “Born Again Restorations,” of Owatonna, Minnesota. One was produced for Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. ,
24-539: The air on one engine. All these features were excellent for 1928 and at that time there were no other amphibians with such performance characteristics. In 1929, an S-38 was used by Colonel Lindbergh to inaugurate air mail service between the United States and the Panama Canal ." The United States Navy ordered two aircraft, and Pan Am was an early customer. A total of 101 aircraft were built, manufactured originally by
30-489: The son of Herbert Fisk Johnson, to recreate his father's flight, which he completed in 1998. As of August 2017 the plane is suspended from the ceiling of Fortaleza Hall in the S. C. Johnson & Son company headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin . The other S-38 replica, N28V , appeared in the movie The Aviator (2004), a story loosely based on the life of Howard Hughes , who owned an S-38 during his lifetime. As of August 2017 it
36-504: Was a 1920s American six-seat sesquiplane , designed and built by the Sikorsky Manufacturing Corporation . Only one was built, but the design led to the successful Sikorsky S-38 . The S-34 was a sesquiplane amphibian with a boat hull, being powered by two tractor 200 hp (149 kW) Wright Whirlwind J-4 engines. It had a boom-mounted twin-rudder tail unit and room inside the hull for five passengers. During
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