Sikorsky S-41

S-41
A U.S. Navy RS-1 in the early 1930s
Role	Airliner
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Sikorsky Aircraft
First flight	1930
Primary users	Pan Am United States Navy
Number built	7
Developed from	Sikorsky S-38

The Sikorsky S-41 was an amphibious flying boat airliner produced in the United States in the early 1930s. Essentially a scaled-up monoplane version of the Sikorsky S-38 biplane flying boat,Pan Am operated the type on routes in the Caribbean, South America, and between Boston and Halifax.

The S-41 had a parasol wing configuration, with two radial engines mounted on struts between the fuselage and the wing. The cabin was completely enclosed within the all-metal hull and could seat 15 passengers.

The United States Navy purchased three examples and designated them RS-1; these were joined by two Pan Am aircraft pressed into Navy service and designated RS-5.

Data from Munson 1982, p.212

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