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Sikorsky S-42, aircraft registration NC-822M, "Brazilian Clipper", Pan American Airways, 1934. During the inaugural flight of Sikorsky's previous flying boat, the S-40, on November 19, 1931, the pilot and Pan American Airways consultant, Charles Lindbergh, who considered the S-40 a monstrosity, engaged designer Igor Sikorsky in a conversation about what he thought the next airplane should look ...
The Blohm & Voss BV 141 (originally the Ha 141) [3] was a World War II German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, notable for its uncommon structural asymmetry.Although the Blohm & Voss BV 141 performed well, it was never ordered into full-scale production, for reasons that included the unavailability of the preferred engine and competition from another tactical reconnaissance aircraft, the ...
Asdic was the British version of sonar developed at the end of World War I based on the work of French physicist Paul Langevin and Russian engineer M. Constantin Chilowsky. . The system was developed as a means to detect and locate submarines by their reflection of sound wa
Springer Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S42) is a town owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) south of the central business district of Springer, a town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. [1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation ...
Lockheed C-141A Starlifter, 65-0274, of the 437th MAW, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, hit Mount Potosi at the 19,000-foot (5,800 m) level, ~17 miles (27 km) from destination, John F. Kennedy International Airport, La Paz, Bolivia, killing its crew of seven.
Lockheed C-141A Starlifter of 438 MAW in 1970. The 438th Military Airlift Wing replaced the 1611th Air Transport Wing at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey in January 1966, equipped with Lockheed C-141 Starlifters.
Following shakedown off the New England coast, S-42 departed New London, Connecticut, in January 1925 and moved south to Coco Solo, whence she operated, both in the Caribbean Sea and in the Pacific Ocean, until the spring of 1927.
The racing version of the M42 engine is called the S42 and was used in BMW's 320 4-door touring car, participating in the German Super Tourenwagen Cup. Compared with the M42, the S42 has individual throttle bodies, the displacement increased to 1,999 cc (122.0 cu in), two fuel injectors per cylinder, an increased compression ratio and a ...