Seaplanes to be operated by Pan American Airways, now being built by Boeing Aircraft Co, will accommodate 50 passengers on transoceanic flights and 75 on shorter routes, in addition to crew of 10; wing spread 152 ft; hull 109 ft long; weight 41 tons; each plane will be driven by four 14-cyl, double row, Wright "Cyclone" engines with take-off rating of 1500 hp each. (see also Machy (Lond) v 52 n 1341 June 23 1938 p 362-5)


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    Title :

    Building flying boats bigger than Columbus' ships


    Additional title:

    Machy (NY)


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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