Comments on: Sikorsky S-40 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:32:28 -0600 hourly 1 By: Rob Mulder http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-2550 Rob Mulder Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:21:42 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-2550 Hi, Thank you for the offer, but the book has been published last year and has been a success. Thank you for your offer. Regards Rob Hi,
Thank you for the offer, but the book has been published last year and has been a success. Thank you for your offer.

Regards
Rob

]]> By: kenny slagle http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-2275 kenny slagle Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:36:55 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-2275 hey mark im back found in my grandpas storey about the s-40 toilet he said they had a sump.that created alot of problems so they eliminated it they they took out the sump and the tank and just left a hole right through to the skies but what was happening is after take off and when the plane was climbing the airstream would go up through this hole and if you went to urinate you would create a fountain and if you went there for something else you can imagine what happened. so he used a screwdriver and locked the toilets until the plane got into cruising position and leveled off hey mark im back found in my grandpas storey about the s-40 toilet he said they had a sump.that created alot of problems so they eliminated it they they took out the sump and the tank and just left a hole right through to the skies but what was happening is after take off and when the plane was climbing the airstream would go up through this hole and if you went to urinate you would create a fountain and if you went there for something else you can imagine what happened. so he used a screwdriver and locked the toilets until the plane got into cruising position and leveled off

]]> By: kenny slagle http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-2274 kenny slagle Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:51:11 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-2274 have a picture of the s-40 in my grandpas stuff with lindberg and crew 4 people total could send maybe if interested have a picture of the s-40 in my grandpas stuff with lindberg and crew 4 people total could send maybe if interested

]]> By: kenny slagle http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-2273 kenny slagle Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:48:35 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-2273 mark in my grandpas story with lindberg in the s-40 he said that they had a toilet for the ladies and a toilet for the gentleman at the bottom of the toilet he said there was a tank which would hold the refuse and a lever to to release water to wash out before take off have another story of a toilet in a plane i believe was an open hole to the sky but too much air came in or something can get details later thanks kenny mark in my grandpas story with lindberg in the s-40 he said that they had a toilet for the ladies and a toilet for the gentleman at the bottom of the toilet he said there was a tank which would hold the refuse and a lever to to release water to wash out before take off have another story of a toilet in a plane i believe was an open hole to the sky but too much air came in or something can get details later thanks kenny

]]> By: kenny slagle http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-2272 kenny slagle Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:37:52 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-2272 my grandpa joie carrero was a pan am steward on the inauguration flight with charles lindberg he tape recorded his stories before he passed but its too long for this it was in the s-40 from miami,to camaguey,cuba,kingston,jamacia:barranquilla,colombia and panama. he did say that they had a plane of vips on the 32 seat plane and his job was to dump the toilet before take off one time he forgot and a cuban man in a white suit got sea of airsick went into bathroom when they got to miami it was night and the weather was rough they had floating lights for a run way lindberg hooked a pontoon in the water and waterlooped the plane water came in through the windows after that he rememberd the cuban in the bathroom got a screw driver opened the door and he was covered they had to put mechanics coveralls on him before they would let him disembark i have one more lindberg story about a top secret mission to pick up the s -40 when released but got fogged out rode train back to miami i have about 20 pages of detailed flights 3 times of almost crashing want to post more soon and in more detail my grandpa flew over two million air miles in 7 years flew in the farka f - 10 made of metal tubing and fabric with ten wicker seats tied to floor had carried cotton for your ears and a note pad to talk back and fourth with flew 90 mph 200 feet off the water and could see wales and big fish in the carribean sea he said it was picturesque my grandpa worked for pan am for over 50 years he said it took about 2 hours and 40 minutes to go to havana well gotta go getting tired more stories soon my grandpa joie carrero was a pan am steward on the inauguration flight with charles lindberg he tape recorded his stories before he passed but its too long for this it was in the s-40 from miami,to camaguey,cuba,kingston,jamacia:barranquilla,colombia and panama. he did say that they had a plane of vips on the 32 seat plane and his job was to dump the toilet before take off one time he forgot and a cuban man in a white suit got sea of airsick went into bathroom when they got to miami it was night and the weather was rough they had floating lights for a run way lindberg hooked a pontoon in the water and waterlooped the plane water came in through the windows after that he rememberd the cuban in the bathroom got a screw driver opened the door and he was covered they had to put mechanics coveralls on him before they would let him disembark i have one more lindberg story about a top secret mission to pick up the s -40 when released but got fogged out rode train back to miami i have about 20 pages of detailed flights 3 times of almost crashing want to post more soon and in more detail my grandpa flew over two million air miles in 7 years flew in the farka f – 10 made of metal tubing and fabric with ten wicker seats tied to floor had carried cotton for your ears and a note pad to talk back and fourth with flew 90 mph 200 feet off the water and could see wales and big fish in the carribean sea he said it was picturesque my grandpa worked for pan am for over 50 years he said it took about 2 hours and 40 minutes to go to havana well gotta go getting tired more stories soon

]]> By: Vanuel G. Baker, USN (Ret) http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-1677 Vanuel G. Baker, USN (Ret) Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:22 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-1677 G'afternoon Mark; I know nothing about the S-40, however, I had the happy experience of taking a trip from Miami,FL. to San Juan P.R. in 1941 aboard one of Pan Am's S-42s. The toilet had no holding tank. While we were over land (which was but a few minutes while leaving Haiti), the toilet remained locked. I'm almost certain that the S-40 had the same. Respectfully, VGB G’afternoon Mark; I know nothing about the S-40, however, I had the happy experience of taking a trip from Miami,FL. to San Juan P.R. in 1941 aboard one of Pan Am’s S-42s. The toilet had no holding tank. While we were over land (which was but a few minutes while leaving Haiti), the toilet remained locked. I’m almost certain that the S-40 had the same.
Respectfully, VGB

]]> By: Mark http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-1480 Mark Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:36:51 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-1480 I'm working on a project regarding the Sikorsky s-40 and I need to get answers to a few questions. I know there were several compartments. Were they doors watertight? Which ones could and could not be locked? Was there one washroom or two? I know one compartment near the front, I think the third after the flight deck and a baggage compartment (which had dual uses) had some chairs on the port side and the starboard was one bathroom. I've seen a breakout of the plane from an issue of Popular Mechanics in 1931 which seems to indicate another bathroom before the pantry and the crew quarters. Is this true? What did they have besides the toilet? How did the toilet collect the waste? Was it collected from both into a common chamber below desk and held there until landing where it would be removed into a truck or did they release the waste over the ocean? Thanks for your help. I’m working on a project regarding the Sikorsky s-40 and I need to get answers to a few questions.

I know there were several compartments. Were they doors watertight? Which ones could and could not be locked?

Was there one washroom or two? I know one compartment near the front, I think the third after the flight deck and a baggage compartment (which had dual uses) had some chairs on the port side and the starboard was one bathroom. I’ve seen a breakout of the plane from an issue of Popular Mechanics in 1931 which seems to indicate another bathroom before the pantry and the crew quarters. Is this true?

What did they have besides the toilet?

How did the toilet collect the waste? Was it collected from both into a common chamber below desk and held there until landing where it would be removed into a truck or did they release the waste over the ocean?

Thanks for your help.

]]> By: Rob Mulder http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-464 Rob Mulder Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:28:59 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-464 Hi Great website. I am writing a book about the single Norwegian Sikorsky S-43 (LN-DAG Valkyrien) and I wondered if we could use the "coloured" photograph of the S-40 in Miami. That would be great to have in my book. Hope to receive a positive answer from you. Regards Rob Hi

Great website. I am writing a book about the single Norwegian Sikorsky S-43 (LN-DAG Valkyrien) and I wondered if we could use the “coloured” photograph of the S-40 in Miami. That would be great to have in my book.

Hope to receive a positive answer from you.

Regards
Rob

]]> By: King George http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-385 King George Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:58:28 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-385 Looking for additional drawings for building a RC model. Can someone help. King George Looking for additional drawings for building a RC model. Can someone help.

King George

]]> By: King George http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s-40/comment-page-1#comment-384 King George Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:56:52 +0000 http://www.clipperflyingboats.com/?page_id=417#comment-384 Looking to build this as my next RC model. Would like to find drawings showing structs and wires. Can someone help. King George Looking to build this as my next RC model. Would like to find drawings showing structs and wires. Can someone help.

King George

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