Aircraft Photo of NC80V | Sikorsky S-40 | Pan American Airways System - PAA

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NC80V
Aircraft Original Type:	Sikorsky S-40
Aircraft Generic Type:	Sikorsky S-40
Aircraft Version:	Sikorsky S-40
C/n (msn):	2000
Operator Titles:	Pan American Airways System - PAA
Aircraft Name:	American Clipper

Location
City / Seaplane Base:	Miami - Dinner Key Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:	Florida, United States
Airport Codes:	None

Photo Date:	October 1931 to December 1935
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	430293

Photo Comment
The S-40 came with full landing gear, but it could and was often removed to save weight. Ring cowlings were quickly removed from the R-1860 Hornet B engines. These were replaced with supercharged R-1690 Hornet T2D1s in 1935 to produce the S-40A. Photo by: Jesse S Wooley / University of Miami This photo was added on 13 January 2022, and has since been viewed 942 times.

Photo Comment

The S-40 came with full landing gear, but it could and was often removed to save weight. Ring cowlings were quickly removed from the R-1860 Hornet B engines. These were replaced with supercharged R-1690 Hornet T2D1s in 1935 to produce the S-40A. Photo by: Jesse S Wooley / University of Miami

This photo was added on 13 January 2022, and has since been viewed 942 times.

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