Sikorsky VS-44

The Sikorsky VS-44 was a large four-engined flying boat built in the USA in the early 1940s. The VS-44 was designed primarily for the trans-Atlantic passenger market with a capacity of 40+ passengers. Only three aircraft were produced: Excalibur Excambian and Exeter.

Sikorsky VS-44 Avalon Air Transport FS2004 Sikorsky VS-44 Avalon Air Transport Zip file preview5.1
A Sikorsky VS-44 Excalibur & a Boeing 314 Clipper at Baltimore Municipal Airport in 1948. Photo by William Ebert, used by permission of Colin Ebert.2
Against a golden sunset, a Sikorsky VS-44 approaches the harbor at Phillips Bay.3
Excalibur III, after the Sikorsky VS-44 flying boat he flew for American Export Airlines.4
FS2004 Sikorsky VS-44 "Excambian" Flying Boat Sikorsky's last fixed-wing airplane, operated by American Export Airlines 1942-45 on trans-Atlantic routes.5
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Phillips ~ Against a golden sunset, a Sikorsky VS-44 approaches the harbor at Phillips Bay.7

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sikorsky VS-44 Flying Boat cover image Harry Pember tells the story of the amazing Sikorsky VS-44 and its use in war and peace.8
Sikorsky VS-44 Flying Boat, Classic Aircraft in Profile 1, Harry E. Pember, 1998.9
Sikorsky VS-44-A huge seaplane, three of which were built during WW-II.10
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The Sikorsky VS-44 Flying Boat - The VS-44, having had both military and civil application, had been Sikorsky's largest—and last—flying boat, but had had a 12
The Sikorsky VS-44 was a large four-engined flying boat built to compete in the transatlantic air travel trade carrying 40 or more passengers across the Atlantic Ocean.13
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Range Km
6116
Designer
Igor Sikorsky
Eng 1 Type
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G
Cruise Speed Kmh
257
Cruise Speed Mph
160
Eng 1 Kw
895
Introduction Date
1942-02-10
Gross Weight Lb
57500
Number Built
4
Gross Weight Kg
26082
Retired
1968
Unit Cost
400000.0
$400
000 US
Height In
7
Primary user
American Export Airlines
Manufacturer
Sikorsky Aircraft
Range Miles
3800
First Flight
13
Introduction
10
Height Ft
27
Span Ft
124
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
38
Length Ft
79
Height M
8
Eng 1 Hp
1200
Eng 1 Number
4
Length In
3
Length M
24
Category
Seaplanes and flying boats
Sikorsky aircraft
United States airliners 1940-1949

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