Sikorsky S-40

Sikorsky S-40 adalah kapal terbang amfibi Amerika dibangun oleh Sikorsky di awal 1930-an untuk Pan American World Airways dengan biaya $ 250.000.

Itu adalah pesawat komersial terbesar pada masanya dan pesawat amfibi terbesar di dunia.

Referensi

Davies, R.E.G. Pan Am: An Airline and its Aircraft. New York: Orion Books, 1987. ISBN 0-517-56639-7.
Yenne, Bill. Seaplanes & Flying Boats: A Timeless Collection from Aviation's Golden Age. New York: BCL Press, 2003. ISBN 1-932302-03-4.

Pranala luar

Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Sikorsky S-40.

"World's Largest Amphibian Takes Flight", Popular Science, October 1931
The Sikorsky S-40 in the film Flying Down to Rio
"Huge Amphibian Will Carry Forty-Six Passengers" Popular Mechanics, July 1931 article and photos of construction of first S-40.
"This Sea Going Airliner Is Like A Clipper Ship", Popular Mechanics, September 1931, early cutaway drawing on announcement of construction
"Luxuries Found In Air Travel On Huge U.S. Planes", Popular Mechanics, July 1932, interior of S-40 showing passenger accommodations

Sikorsky Aircraft

Daftar Pesawat Sikorsky

Pesawat sayap tetap

S-1 · S-2 · S-3 · S-4 · S-5 · S-6 · S-7 · S-8 · S-9 · S-10 · S-11 · S-12 · S-13 · S-14 · S-15 · S-16 · S-17 · S-18 · S-19 · S-20 · S-21 · S-22 · S-23 · S-24 · S-25 · S-26 · S-27 · S-28 · S-29-A · S-30 · S-31 · S-32 · S-33 · S-34 · S-35 · S-36 · S-37 · S-38 · S-39 · S-40 · S-41 · S-42 · S-43 · VS-44 · S-45

Helikopter
(Tanda perusahaan)

VS-300 (S-46) · S-47 · S-48 · S-49 · S-51 · S-52 · S-53 · S-54 · S-55 · S-56 · S-57 · S-58 · S-59 · S-60 · S-61 · S-61L/N · S-61R · S-62 · S-63 · S-64 · S-65 · S-66 · S-67 · S-68 · S-69 · S-70 · S-71 · S-72 · S-73 · S-74 · S-75 · S-76 · S-80 · S-92/H-92 · S-300 · S-333 · S-434