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Sikorsky S-43

Model overview

Fleet & certification

Built
1
Active
1
Origin
United States
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants

Per-variant specifications

VariantEngineMTOWRangeCruisePax
S-43
S-43
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S-43B
S-43B
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S-43W
S-43W
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Type certification

The FAA paperwork

TCDS A-593 · Rev 2 · issued 1954-03-01

MTOW
8,845 kg
Seats
19 passengers
Fuel
1,514 L
Ceiling
5,700 ft
Approved fuel87 min. octane aviation gasoline
Engine

2 P & W Hornets S1E-G (See NOTE 3 for P & W Hornets S2E-G)

Certification basis

Type Certificate No. 593 (Aero Bulletin 7A requirements)

Safety & ops history

Where to look next

Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.

Registered S-43 aircraft

Individual S-43 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.