Amazing Pan American Airways
Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and commonly known as Pan Am, was an American airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier a of the United States for much of the 20th century.
Founded in 1927 by two former U.S. Army Air Corps majors, Pan Am began as a scheduled airmail and passenger service flying between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba. Under the leadership of American entrepreneur Juan Trippe, in the 1930s the airline purchased a fleet of flying boats and focused its route network on Central and South America, gradually adding transatlantic and transpacific destinations. By the mid-20th century, Pan Am enjoyed a near monopoly on international routes. It led the aircraft industry into the Jet Age by acquiring new jetliners such as the Boeing 707 and Boeing 747. Pan Am's modern fleet allowed it to fly larger numbers of passengers, at a longer range, and with fewer stops than rivals. Its primary hub and flagship terminal was the Worldport at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
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| Founded | March 14, 1927; 96 years ago (as Pan American Airways) |
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| Commenced operations | October 19, 1927; 95 years ago | ||||||
| Ceased operations | December 4, 1991 | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | WorldPass | ||||||
| Fleet size | 226 | ||||||
| Destinations | 86 countries on six continents at its peak in 1968 | ||||||
Aircraft In service
Airbus A300B4; Wide-body
Airbus A310 Wide-body
Airbus A310-300 Wide-body
Boeing 727-200 Tripple
Boeing 737-200
Boeing 747-100 747 Jumbojet; Launch Customer 1967
Boeing 747-200B 7
Former Propeller Aircraft.
Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando
Douglas DC-4; Douglas DC-6; Douglas DC-7 Seven Seas
Ford Trimotor; Fokker F-10A
Lockheed L-749 Constellation
Lockheed L-1049 Constellation
Aircraft former Inventory Flying boats
Boeing 314 7 1939 1946 Carried first Transatlantic Air Mail
Consolidated Commodore 14 1930 1943
Douglas Dolphin 2 1934 Unknown Allocated to China National Aviation Corporation
Martin M-130 3 1935 1945 Carried first Transpacific Air Mail
Sikorsky S-36 5 1927 1928
Sikorsky S-38 24 1928 1943
Sikorsky S-40 3 1931 1944 First aircraft to carry the Clipper name
Sikorsky S-42 10 1934 1946
Sikorsky S-43 Baby Clipper 10 1936 1945
Sikorsky VS-44 Excambian Flying Boat 1942
Pan Amrican Airways
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 Excambian |
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| General information | |
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| Type | Flying boat |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft |
| Designer | Igor Sikorsky |
| Primary users | American Export AirlinesTampico Airlines Avalon Air TransportAntilles Air Boats |
| Number built | 3 (plus 2 XPBS-1 prototypes) |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 10 February 1942 |
| First flight | 13 August 1937 |
| Retired | 1968 |
Crew: 4-5 Capacity: 24 to 47 passengers Length: 79 ft 3 in (24.16 m) Wingspan: 124 ft 0 in (37.80 m) Wing area: 1,670 sq ft (155 m2) Airfoil: root: NACA 23018; tip: NACA 23009[14] Empty weight: 26,407 lb (11,978 kg) Gross weight: 48,540 lb (22,017 kg) Max takeoff weight: 57,500 lb (26,082 kg) Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers Performance Maximum speed: 210 mph (340 km/h, 180 kn) Cruise speed: 175 mph (282 km/h, 152 kn) Range: 3,598 mi (5,790 km, 3,127 nmi) Service ceiling: 18,996 ft (5,790 m)
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