Boeing 314 Clipper
Role	Civil air transport
Crew	10
First Flight	June 7, 1938
Manufacturer	Boeing
Dimensions
Length	106 ft	32.3 m
Wingspan	152 ft	46.3 m
Weights
Gross	84,000 lb	38,100 kg
Capacity	74 passengers
Powerplant
Engines	Four Wright Twin Cyclone radial piston engines
Power	6,400 hp	4,772 kW
Performance
Cruising speed	184 mph	296 km/h
Maximum speed	199 mph	320
Range	3,500 miles	5,600 km
Service ceiling	19,600 ft	5,975 m

The Boeing 34114 Clipper was a long-range flying boat produced by Boeing from 1938 to 1941. It was one of the largest aircraft of the era. Twelve were built for Pan American World Airways (three of which were diverted to BOAC under the Lend-Lease Act), which used their fleet for flights across the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Image File history File links Boeing314. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)(TYO: 7661 ) is the worlds leading aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington. ... The Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14 (also called Twin Cyclone) was an engine widely used in American aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. ... Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)(TYO: 7661 ) is the worlds leading aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington. ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ... After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ... The Lend-Lease program was a program of the United States during World War II that allowed the United States to provide the Allied Powers with war material without becoming directly involved in the war. ...

Pan Am's Clippers were built for luxury, a necessity given the long duration of transoceanic flights. The seats could be converted into 40 bunks for overnight travel. The aircraft had a lounge/dining area, and galleys were staffed with chefs from four-star hotels. Men and women were provided with separate dressing rooms. Although the transatlantic flights were only operated for three months in 1939, their standard of luxury has arguably not been matched by heavier-than-air transport since then: they were a form of travel for the super-rich, at $675 return from New York to Southampton (about $7,000 USD in year 2000 dollars ).

The Clipper fleet was pressed into service during World War II, and the aircraft were used for ferrying personnel and equipment to the European and Pacific fronts. In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt traveled to the Casablanca Conference in a Boeing 314. Winston Churchill also flew on the aircraft several times, adding to its fame during the war era. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... The Casablanca Conference was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, from January 14 to 24, 1943, to plan the European strategy of the Allies during World War II. Present were Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

After the war, several Clippers were returned to Pan Am, but the type had been made obsolete by new long-range land planes such as the Douglas DC-4 and Lockheed Constellation, and by the wartime construction of a network of landing strips that gave access to nearly the entire world. The 314 was removed from scheduled service in 1946 and grounded permanently in 1950. The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. ... Lockheed L-049 Constellation TWA was one of the best-known Constellation operators. ...

The most distinguishing feature of the 314 is its triple tail, which Boeing designed after finding that single and double tails did not afford the aircraft enough stability to fly safely.

The Boeing 314 "Pan Am Clipper" has been featured in several novels including Night Over Water, written by British author Ken Follett. The Winds of War and it's sequel War and Remembrance, written by Herman Wouk. The Proteus Operation written by James P. Hogan. The film Raiders of the Lost Ark featured a Short Solent Mark III flying boat modified by matte effects to resemble a Boeing 314 Pan Am Clipper. [1] Night Over Water is a politically-minded novel written by author Ken Follett and published by William Morrow in 1991. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Ken Follett (born June 5, 1949) is a British author of thrillers and historical novels. ... The Winds of War is Herman Wouks second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny (1951). ... War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978, that is the follow-up to The Winds of War. ... Herman Wouk (born May 27, 1915) is a bestselling American author, with a number of notable novels to his credit, including The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. ... At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 James Patrick Hogan (born June 27, 1941, London, U.K.) is a science fiction author. ... Raiders of the Lost Ark, also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, is a film released by Paramount Pictures in 1981. ... The Short Solent was a passenger flying boat produced in the late 1940s, developed from the Short Seaford or Short Sunderland Mark IV military flying boat design, (which was too late to serve in World War II). ...

Boeing 314 Aircraft Operated by Pan American World Airways

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References

• Adapted from web site=FlyingClippers.com

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• Boeing XB-15

Similar aircraft

• Martin M-130
• Saunders-Roe Princess

Related lists

• List of airliners

See also

External links

• The Boeing 314
• Boeing 314
• Pan American Clippers 1931-1946

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