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- Code Number:
- TAFV01P10_12
- Title:
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NC14716, Martin M-130, China Clipper flying over downtown San Francisco, 1930's, Pan American Airways PAA, milestone of flight
- First flight: December 1934
Introduction: October 9, 1935 Retired: January 8, 1945 (crashed) - in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Unit cost: $390,000 Crew: 5 and eventually 8 Wingspan: 39.7 meters / 130 feet Length: 27.7 meters / 90 feet 10.5 inches Height: 7.5 meters / 24 feet 7 inches Gross Weight: 23701 kg / 52252 lbs Engines: 4x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S2A5G Twin Wasp 14-cylinder Radial Engines (830 horsepower each - later 950 hp with hydromatic propellers) Maximum Speed: 180 mph Cruise Speed: 163 mph Cruise Ceiling: 5182 meters / 17000 feet Range: 5150 km / 3200 miles Payload: 18-46 (18 night) passengers
- Keywords:
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