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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. AL79-032 HJ White (c) with Sikorsky S-38 Quebec (14121342990): SDASM Archives· Public domain
- 2. Sikorsky S-38 L'Année aéronautique,1929: L'Année aéronautique· Public domain
- 3. Sikorsky S-38 Pan American Airways L'Aéronautique March,1929: L'Aéronautique magazine· Public domain
- 4. Sikorsky S-38 Western: San Diego Air & Space Museum· Public domain
- 5. Sikorsky S-38B replica (7-29-2023): ZLEA· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Sikorsky S-38 was an American twin-engined ten-seat sesquiplane amphibious aircraft. It was Sikorsky's first widely produced amphibious flying boat, serving successfully for Pan American Airways and the United States military.
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 98 years ago, in 1928.
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1928-05-25
- introduced
- 1928
- number built
- 101
- role
- amphibious flying boat
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
- engines
- 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 10
- length
- 12.3 m
- height
- 4.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 4,753 kg
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- cruise speed
- 175 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 5,486 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q1099462, Wikipedia: Sikorsky S-38 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.