FS2004 Sikorsky S-42 "Brazilian Clipper" NC-822M
Sikorsky 4-engine flying boat flown by Pan American Airways 1934-1944.
Used in Caribbean and South America, carrying up to 32 passengers and 5 crew.
Range 1200 miles at cruising speed of 150 mph. At the time it was the largest plane
built in the United States. NC-822M was first of 10 S-42s delivered to Pan Am.
FSDS3.5 model with virtual cockpit, passenger compartment, custom XML gauges
including prop synchronizer. Animated fore and aft hatches. Model based on Sikorsky
documents from New England Air Museum and photos from U. of Miami library.
A flying boat, not an amphibian. No true landing gear, but beaching gear provided.
Can be taxied in and out of water.
By George Diemer.