Sikorsky S-42 Flying Clipper and Amphibious Seaplane- An early S-42 flight past Honolulu Harbor

An early S-42 flight takes the Clipper past Honolulu Harbor as it heads back to San Francisco Bay during 1935.

32 passenger seats

150 mph

4 750 hp Pratt & Whitney

Hornet Radial engines

1200 mile range

(extra tanks for the Hawaii trips gave the S-42 a 3000 mile range.) A powerful seaplane

by mid 1935 standards.

Sikorsky S-42 Flying Clipper and Amphibious Seaplane

The S-42 in Hawaii

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The S-42 in Hawaii. Sikorsky. S-42 Flying Clipper and Amphibious Seaplane. An early S-42 flight takes the Clipper past Honolulu Harbor as it heads back to San Francisco Bay during 1935. 32 passenger seats, 150 mph, 4 750 hp Pratt & Whitney Hornet Radial engines 1200 mile range. (extra tanks for the Hawaii trips gave the S-42 a 3000 mile range.) A powerful seaplane by mid 1935 standards.