Boeing Model 314 Clipper Flying Boat Family
The Boeing Model 314 Clipper was a large four-engine flying boat built for long-distance passenger service before land airports spanned every major route. Developed for Pan American Airways, it combined ocean-crossing range with lounges, dining space, sleeping berths, and a ship-like operating crew. Clippers opened scheduled transatlantic service, linked Pacific destinations, and later carried personnel and high-priority cargo during the Second World War.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Boeing Model 314Model 314 ClipperBoeing 314APan Am ClipperC-98
- Family Name
- Boeing 314 Clipper
- Full Name
- Boeing Model 314 Clipper Flying Boat Family
- Roles
- airlinercargoutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Crew Capacity
- 10
- Cruise Speed Kph
- 296
- Max Speed Kph
- 320
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 38,102
- Operating Modes
- water
- Passenger Capacity
- 74
- Range Km
- 8,369
- Service Ceiling M
- 5,974
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing Model 314 Clipper was a large four-engine flying boat built for long-distance passenger service before land airports spanned every major route. Developed for Pan American Airways, it combined ocean-crossing range with lounges, dining space, sleeping berths, and a ship-like operating crew. Clippers opened scheduled transatlantic service, linked Pacific destinations, and later carried personnel and high-priority cargo during the Second World War.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 8.53
- Length M
- 32.31
- Wingspan M
- 46.33
- First Flight Year
- 1,938
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Four exact Wright GR-2600-A2A Double Cyclone piston engines; Smithsonian maps GR-2600-A2A to Boeing Model 314 and Boeing identifies four GR-2600 engines.
- Name
- Boeing 314 GR-2600-A2A installation
- Notes
- Applies to the Model 314/314A Clipper branch documented by Boeing and Smithsonian; other Double Cyclone variants and later adaptations remain unmodeled.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:59:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 22:23:01 UTC