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2. Sikorsky S-40 - Wikipedia

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   The S-40 was Pan American's first large flying boat. American Clipper served as the flagship of Pan Am's clipper fleet and this aircraft model was the first to earn the popular designation of "Clipper" or "Pan Am Clipper". [12] The three S-40s served without incident during their civilian lives, flying a total of over 10 million miles.

3. Martin 156 - Wikipedia

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   Martin delivered three Martin Ocean Transport Model-130s (M-130) to Pan Am in 1935 which were flown as the China Clipper, Philippine Clipper and Hawaii Clipper. [1] Pan Am rejected the M-156 in preference to the Boeing 314 for its replacement. Pan Am was seeking to expand its trans-Pacific air service between San Francisco and Hong Kong in 1937 ...

4. Sikorsky S-42 - Wikipedia

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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 ...

5. Pan Am - Wikipedia

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   Aside from the DC-8, the Boeing 707 and 747, the Pan Am jet fleet included Boeing 720Bs and 727s (the first aircraft to sport Pan Am rather than Pan American – titles [68]). The airline later had Boeing 737s and 747SPs (which could fly nonstop from New York to Tokyo), Lockheed L-1011 Tristars, McDonnell-Douglas DC-10s, and Airbus A300s and A310s.

6. Martin M-130 - Wikipedia

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   Designed to meet Pan American World Airways President Juan Trippe's desire for a trans-Pacific aircraft, [2] the M-130 was an all-metal flying boat with streamlined aerodynamics and engines powerful enough to meet Pan Am's specified range and payload. They were sold at US$417,000.

7. Honolulu Clipper - Wikipedia

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   Model Honolulu Clipper, still in the experimental phase (identified as NX-18601) and which would be operated by Pan American Airways with registration NC-18601, until it crashed on November 3, 1945. Pan Am accepted the modified prototype to replace Hawaii Clipper. The plane's first trans-Pacific flight as NC18601 began on 16 March 1939.