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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | 314 | |
| Designation: | 314 | |
| Nickname: | Clipper | |
| Basic role: | Flying Boat | |
| Crew: | 10 | |
| First Flew: | 6/7/38 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 106' | 32.3 m | |
| Height: | 27' 7" | 8.4 m | |
| Wingspan: | 152' | 46.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 2,867.0 sq ft | 266.3 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 50,268 lb | 22,797 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 82,500 lb | 37,414 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright GR-2600 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 3,500 miles | 5,636 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 183 mph | 294 km/h | 158 kt |
| Max Speed: | 193 mph | 310 km/h | 167 kt |
| Climb: | 565 ft/min | 172 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 13,400 ft | 4,084 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Linda , AZ | Boeing Clipper 314 Metal Plate 5-31-38 Auto No 704.
Help me if you have some added info. Please take time to look at my auction: Ebay item #260093562297. Thanks, Linda 03/04/2007 @ 22:00 [ref: 15769] |
| John north Houston, TX | my dad flew for Pan Am, 1944 -80 out of Miami. They were still flying the clippers out of Dinner Key when he started flying. We had several Clipper pilots for friends.
http://www.panamdoc.com/amovie.html http://www.panamair.org/ http://www.panam.org/ http://www.pacificpioneers.com/ A rare gem is a copy of the old Bogart movie, China Clipper. about 1936 or 39. Tons of footage from Pan Am. Very hard to find. Try ebay. I think it is in the public domain and can be copied. 11/18/2004 @ 11:50 [ref: 8651] |
| Bill Randall Augusta, KS | Does anyone know where I could get drawings that would allow me to make flying model drawings?
Thanks 04/08/2004 @ 23:49 [ref: 7181] |
| Charles N. Hill Milford, OH | Regardless of whether the delayed delivery of the 314 boats (to Pan American Airways) was due to design problems or to sabotage, the pilot originally scheduled to inaugurate Pan American's Atlantic Route, Mark Walker (an observer on the 314's near-disastrous maiden flight of June 8, 1938), never got his chance to command the Yankee Clipper: He was among fifteen Americans lost in the Japanese hi-jacking of Hawaii Clipper, on July 29, 1938, west of Guam.
Check out www.hawaiiclipper.com. 05/01/2002 @ 18:32 [ref: 4842] |
| greg cahokia, IL |
To Tom Coulter's photo of the boeing 314 that he got off the net, the registration number is for the first 314 to fly. It originaly had a single tail and this gave insufficent directional control , both on the water and in the air . Boeing went back to the drawing brd and came up with one of the best flying boats in history. this info can be found in THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL AIRCARFT, general editor David Donald. 04/25/2002 @ 21:44 [ref: 4799] |
| Stefan Schaefer Vienna, Austria, OTH | Check out
http://b314clipper.com S. 04/17/2002 @ 17:32 [ref: 4743] |
| Bob Garrett Kenai, AK | Actually, the 314As were the same 314s. All were upgraded to the 314A engines. 12/31/2001 @ 01:42 [ref: 3938] |
| Thomas Mosher Tulsa, OK | The type certificate data sheet for the 314/314A is still on the FAA website. Small corrections to your specs:
1. Max takeoff weight 84,000 lbs (84,480 lbs with deicing equipment) 2. Max landing weight 80,000 lbs (80,480 lbs with deicing equipment 3. Max fuel load is 5448 gallons 11/28/2001 @ 23:15 [ref: 3736] |
| Mark Douglas , CA | Who has the records of the location where the two 314's
were sunk? There is a lot of flying boat information at flyingclippers.com 07/17/2001 @ 07:12 [ref: 2693] |
| philippe , CA | This picture is the one featured on the official boeing web site. 05/15/2001 @ 18:06 [ref: 2283] |
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