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A replica Sikorsky S-38 being positioned for display at AirVenture, Oshkosh in 2006.
Role	Amphibious flying boat
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Sikorsky Aircraft
Designer	Igor Sikorsky
First flight	25 May 1928
Introduction	October 1928
Primary users	Pan American Airways United States Army New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line Hawaiian Airlines
Number built	101
Developed from	Sikorsky S-34 Sikorsky S-36

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 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

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General Info

Crew: 2
Capacity: 8 - 10 pax / 4,480 lb (2,030 kg) payload
Length:(12.32 m)
Upper wingspan: (21.84 m)
Lower wingspan: (10.97 m)
Height: 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
Wing area: 720 sq ft (67 m²)

Powerplant

Empty weight: 6,548 lb (2,970 kg)
Gross weight: 10,479 lb (4,753 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 420 hp (310 kW) each

Specifications

Maximum speed: 200 km/h
Cruise speed: 175 km/h,
Stall speed:92 km/h,
Range: (970 km, 520 nmi)
Service ceiling: (5,500 m)

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Sikorsky S-38 twin-engined amphibious aircraft
First flight 25 May 1928 Introduction October 1928
Number built 101

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