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The Sikorsky S-41 was an amphibious flying boat airliner produced in the United States in the early 1930s.[1] Essentially a scaled-up monoplane version of the Sikorsky S-38 biplane flying boat,[1] Pan Am operated the type on routes in the Caribbean, South America, and between Boston and Halifax.[1]

S-41
A U.S. Navy RS-1 in the early 1930s
Role Airliner
National origin United States
Manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft
First flight 1930[1]
Primary users Pan Am
United States Navy
Number built 7[1]
Developed from Sikorsky S-38

Development


The S-41 had a parasol wing configuration, with two radial engines mounted on struts between the fuselage and the wing.[1] The cabin was completely enclosed within the all-metal hull[1] and could seat 15 passengers.[2][3]

The United States Navy purchased three examples and designated them RS-1;[3][4] these were joined by two Pan Am aircraft pressed into Navy service and designated RS-5.[5][6]


Variants


S-41A[1][7]
S-41B[7]
S-41C[7]
RS-1
United States Navy designation for three S-41s for evaluation.[8]
RS-5
Two S-41s impressed into service with the United States Navy.[8]

Operators


 United States

Accidents and incidents



Specifications (S-41A)


Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931,[16] U.S. commercial aircraft[1]

General characteristics

Performance


See also


Related development


References


Notes
  1. Munson pp 52, 212
  2. Taylor 1989, p.810
  3. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, p.2932
  4. Grossnick 1995, 529
  5. Grossnick 1995, 542
  6. the Navy applied the designations RS-2, RS-3, and RS-4 to other models of Sikorsky flying boats; refer to Grossnick 1995, p.530 and p.542 and Andrade 1979, p. 218.
  7. Aerofiles
  8. Andrade 1979, p. 218
  9. "Logbook Magazine". Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  10. 28 Aug 1931 Gloucester Daily Times
  11. 26 June 1999 Hartford Courant. Obituary of Alfred Esten
  12. United States Civil Aircraft Register http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N32.html
  13. Elliott & Gillespie 1975, p.14
  14. Elliott 1977, p.15
  15. New York Times 29 October 1931, p.21
  16. Grey p314c
  17. Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
Bibliography

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Le Sikorsky S-41 est un hydravion à coque américain destiné au transport de passagers développé par la Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation dans les années 1930. Basé sur le modèle S-38, l'avion est équipé de 12 sièges et dispose de deux moteurs de 710 chevaux chacun. Le premier essai de vol de l'engin a lieu sur le fleuve Houstatonic, en 1932[1].



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