-32 seats
-150 mph
-38,000
lb. max. gross take-off weight
-1200 mile range
This plane broke all of the
existing world records for speed, range, load & altitude.
Had many refinements
including: flush riveting, large wing flaps, propeller brakes & automatic
carburetors.
First flight on March 30,
1934. Purchase price $242,000
The S-42 was used on Latin America
routes, then on Transpacific & Transatlantic routes.
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Click on images below for a larger view of Brazilian Clipper


cockpit and harbor
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