-74 seats
-180 mph
-82,500
lb. max. gross take-off weight
-3500 mile range
-4 Wright Double Cyclones Engines (1500 hp)
-106ft Length
-28ft Height
-152ft Span
Considered the
"Greatest Flying Boat".
Pan Am signed a contract on
July 21, 1936 for six B314s. It weighed 40 tons and cost $550,000 per aircraft.
The Yankee Clipper inaugurated
the world’s first scheduled transatlantic service. The infamous Pacific
Clipper made a 31,500-mile flight around the world.
One way tickets cost $375,
round trip $675
Pan Am flew these planes for only 6 years
before they were overtaken by land planes.
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