Model, Static, Sikorsky S-40, Pan American Airways

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
Physical Description
Wood and metal display model of a Pan American Airways System Sikorsky S-40 seaplane transport in an overall silver and black livery. Complete with display base. 1:48 scale. Circa 1950.
Credit Line
Gift of Juan T. Trippe
c. 1950
Inventory Number
A19791467000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Aircraft
Materials
Wood
Non-Magnetic Metal
Paint
Plastic
Dimensions
Model: 16.8 x 48.3 x 72.7cm (6 5/8 in. x 19 in. x 28 5/8 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
America by Air
National Air and Space Museum
Record ID
nasm_A19791467000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv951a672d0-4ce2-490c-8de3-54edcdfac7cf
Full view of a silver seaplane model. Four propellers sit below one large wing held up by metal struts. There are three tail fins, two vertical and one horizontal. NC-80V is written on the wing in black.
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Full view of a silver seaplane model. Four propellers sit below one large wing held up by metal struts. There are three tail fins, two vertical and one horizontal. NC-80V is written on the wing in black.
Full view of a silver model seaplane. There is one large wing at the top, with four propellers beneath it and two bulbous rectangles off to the side. A blue insignia on the side of the seaplane reads American Clipper PAA with a winged globe beneath it.
Angled back view of a silver model seaplane. Silver struts connect to two tail fins intersecting with a third larger one. Pan American Airways System is on a strut in blue, and NC-80V is written on the right wing in black.
Full view of a silver model seaplane. There is one large wing at the top, with four propellers beneath it and two bulbous rectangles off to the side. A blue insignia on the side of the seaplane reads American Clipper PAA with a winged globe beneath it.