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February 1972
- Mount of the Striking Eagles, the F4B-4
- Flying the Yellow Peril
- The Iron Works Gang, Grumman’s F4F Wildcat
- The Ghost of the Coronado, The Ultimate Patrol Bomber
- The Von Richthofen Legend
- Dean of the Red Bombers, Four Decades with A.N. Tupolev
June 1973
- Emsco, Aviation Pioneer lost in the pages of time
- Douglas DC, beginning of the Gooney Bird legend
- Whispering Death, the Bristol Beaufighter
- Dr. Dornier’s Flying Whales
September 1975
- Pipe Organ Bomber, Martin’s XB-48
- Defending the Reich, Air War over Germany 1943-1945
- Sea Wings, Classic Curtiss Flying Boats
October 1975
- Flying Sword, the F-86 Sabre Jet
- Defending the Reich, Combat on the Eastern Front
- Interview with Erich Hartman, WWII’s Greatest Ace
- Sea Wings Part 2, Twilight of the Big Biplane Boats
January 1977
- Dark Lady, Conclusion of the P-61 Story
- Escort Mustangs of Iwo Jima
- Secrets of Silver Hill, National Air & Space Museum
- Forgotten Dreadnaught, Sikorsky XPBS-1
November 1977
- Blunted Arrow, Fiat G.50
- The Great Clippers, Boeing 314
- Gee Bee: Profile of a Legend, The R-1 Racer
- Escort Fighter, Story of the F-82
December 1977
- The Great Clippers, Pt II, Boeing 314
- The Reluctant Pirate, Vought’s F6U Jet Fighter
- Huff-Daland in 3D, Little Known Aviation Pioneer
September 1978
- The Real Story of “Flak Bait”, WWII’s Legendary Marauder
- Mustang Combat Portfolio
- Short Sunderland Flying Boat
January 1987
- Fought’s Marauder Strikefighter
- Great Pan-Am Clippers, Sikorsky S-42, Martin M-130, and Boeing 314
- Aerial Refueling with the Air National Guard
March 1990
- Fought’s Marauder Strikefighter
- Great Pan-Am Clippers, Sikorsky S-42, Martin M-130, and Boeing 314
- Aerial Refueling with the Air National Guard
July 1995
- Escape from Wake Island, Pan Am Clippers
- Biplane Gallery
- Jimmy Doolittle and the Laird Super Solution
August 1997
- WWII’s Incomparable Liquid-Cooled Powerplants
- Martin PBM Patrol Bomber Portfolio
May 1999
- Seaplanes: Gone But Not Forgotten
- The RAF Hurricane, Spitfire, and Mosquito
January 2005
- Bell X-2 – First airplane to fly Mach 3
- P-47s over Berlin, 1946
- Factory Fresh: B-24
- Boeing 314 In Detail
October 2005
- Lockheed Starlifter – Venerable Jet-Powered Skytruck Finally Retires
- Miami Clippers – The Story of Pan Am’s First Seaplane Base
- Good, Better, Best – How Jet Aircraft Designs Evolve
Manuals & Photos
- Boeing 314 Maintenance, 1939
- Boeing 314 Operation, 1939
- Curtiss H-16A Handbook, 1918
- Dornier Do-24K Manual (German)
- Martin JRM-1 Mars Pilot’s Handbook, 1946
- Lerwick I Aeroplane, 1939
- Martin P5M-2 Marlin, 1956
- Martin PBM-5 Pilot’s Handbook, 1944
- Sikorsky S-38 Maintenance Manual
- Seaford 1 (Incomplete), 1946
- Short-C Manual, 1937
- Sunderland, 1938
- Sunderland Pilot’s Notes, 1941
- Over 250 Flying Boat / Clipper photos
Flying Clippers Sea Planes
Boeing 314
Dornier Do-X1a
Martin 130
Martin 156C
Shorts S.23
Sikorsky S-40
Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1
General Characteristics
- Crew: 11, including 2 cabin stewards
- Capacity: Daytime: 74 passengers, Nighttime: 36 passengers
- Payload: 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) of mail and cargo
- Length: 106 ft (32.33 m)
- Wingspan: 152 ft (46.36 m)
- Height: 20 ft 4½ in (6.22 m)
- Empty weight: 48,400 lb (21,900 kg)
- Loaded weight: 84,000 lb (38,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-2600-3 radial engines, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 mph (180 knots, 340 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 188 mph (163 knots, 302 km/h) at 11,000 ft (3,400 m)
- Range: 3,685 mi (3,201 nm, 5,896 km) normal cruise
- Service ceiling: 19,600 ft (5,980 m)
General Characteristics
- Crew: 10-14
- Capacity: 66-100 passengers
- Length: 40 m (131 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 48 m (157 ft 5 in)
- Height: 10.25 m (33 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 450 m2 (4,844 ft2)
- Empty weight: 28,250 kg (62,280 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 56,000 kg (123,460 lb)
- Powerplant: 12 × Curtiss Conqueror water-cooled V12, 455 kW (610 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 211 km/h (131 mph)
- Cruise speed: 175 km/h (109 mph)
- Range: 1,700 km (1,056 mi)
- Service ceiling: 3200 m (10498 ft)
- Wing loading: 94 kg/m2 (19.3 lb/sq ft) (at 46 tons weight)
General Characteristics
- Crew: six-nine (Captain, First Officer, Junior Flight Officer, Engineering Officer, Assistant Engineering Officer, Radio Operator, Navigation Officer, plus cabin stewards)
- Capacity: 36 day, 18 night passengers
- Length: 90 ft 10 ½ in (27.7 m)
- Wingspan: 130 ft (39.7 m)
- Height: 24 ft 7 in (7.5 m)
- Max. takeoff weight: 52,252 lb (23,701 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S2A5G Twin Wasp 14-cylinder radial engines, 830 hp (708 kW) later 950 hp with hydromatic propellers each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 mph (290 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 130 mph (209 km/h)
- Range: 3,200 mi (5,150 km)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
General Characteristics
- Capacity: 53 passengers (San Francisco – Hawaii)
26 passengers (San Francisco – Hong Kong) - Length: 92 ft 2 in (28.11 m)
- Wingspan: 157 ft (47.87 m)
- Height: 27 ft 2 in (8.29 m)
- Empty weight: 31,292 lb (14,194 kg)
- Loaded weight: 60,708 lb (27,561 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Wright Cyclone G2 radial piston engine, 1,000 hp (745 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 182 mph (293 km/h)
- Range: 3,000 miles (4,830 km)
General Characteristics
- Length: 88 ft (26.82 m)
- Wingspan: 114 ft (34.75 m)
- Height: 31 ft 9?3?4 in (9.70 m)
- Wing area: 1,500 sq ft (139.35 m2)
- Empty weight: 23,500 lb (10,659 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 40,500 lb (18,370 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Bristol Pegasus radial engines, 920 hp (696 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 mph (322 km/h)
- Range: 760 miles (1,223 km)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
General Characteristics
- Crew: Six
- Capacity: 38 passengers
- Length: 76 feet 8 inches (23.37 m)
- Wingspan: 114 feet 0 inches (34.75 m)
- Height: 23 feet 10 inches (7.26 m)
- Wing area: 1,875 square feet (174.2 m2)
- Empty: 24,748 pounds (11,226 kg)
- Loaded: 34,000 pounds (15,000 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: lb (kg)
- Powerplant: 4x Pratt & Whitney R-1860 Hornet B radial engines, 575 hp (429 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 135 miles per hour (217 km/h)
- Range: 875 miles (1,408 km)
- Service ceiling: 13,000 feet (4,000 m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min (m/min)
- Wing loading: 18 lb/ft² (89 kg/m²)
- Power/Mass: 0.07 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)
General Characteristics
- Crew: two (pilot, copilot)
- Capacity: 19 passengers
- Length: 51 ft 2 in (15.60 m)
- Wingspan: 86 ft 0 in (26.21 m)
- Height: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
- Wing area: 781 ft² (72.5 m²)
- Empty: 12,750 lb (5,783 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 19,096 lb (8,662 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1690-52 radials, 750 hp (560 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 mph (306 km/h)
- Range: 775 miles (1,247 km)
- Service ceiling: 20,700 ft (6,310 m)
