Rare and wonderful. Incredible to see this ancient craft both airworthy and "lakeworthy." Hope it continues flying past the century mark and beyond ...
This is an extremely great piece of Seaplane flying aviation history! My father used to go down on the Duwamish waterway in Seattle and watch Boeing build 314 Clippers. They were called China Clippers! Sooo cool. Thank you for sharing your fantastic restoration and awesome video. Mike in Tacoma
Damn thats a beautiful aircraft!!! Old when i was a kid building models 45 years ago. Many thanks to the folks keeping these planes alive, im assuming this means Kermit Weeks. Remember that sound! Big round engines are unforgettable!!!
What an elegant aircraft! A 100 year old aviation masterpiece that would not look out of place in the Bauhaus museum. The first one rolled of the production line in three month's in 1928, but it took three year's to build the replica !
I love seaplanes and this is too fun to see. I did see an S-34 ( I believe ) in Minnesota many yrs ago. It was near a hangar off the hiway up to Minneapolis. I should have turned off to check it out. Thank you for this video.
My absolutely favorite airplane - of all time! - is the late 1020s two-engine bi-plane AMPHIBIAN Sikorsky S-38 (or even it's one-engine sibling, the S-39). ... It was referred to as the 'Flying Yacht', and it could leisurely stay aloft at the incredibly slow stall speed in the low 60s MPH! ... I would so much have loved to leisurely fly it, island hopping, throughout the Caribbean, fish from its long flat-top nose - even barbeque on it! - while getting a tan on its lower wing! .. And, while a slow Jazzy torch song wails away from the phonograph, or the radio! .. Aaaaaaaaah! .. (There are still two or three in flying condition!)
This s-38 is a full scale replica its now under restoration in the Usa its now owned by Kermit Weeks in Florida. when completed the s-38 will be residing in his Fantisy of Flight museum alongside his Sikorsky S-39 Spirit of Igor.
Pan Am pilots referred to it as a collection of airplane parts flying in formation. The Igor was taking the prototype up for a press demo when an engine quit during takeoff. He took off anyway and flew his demo. All duly impressed. A Pan Am pilot was ribbing other pilots because someone had forgot to lower the wheel for a land landing. Not long after guess who slides one in onto the runway, flipped onto it's back. Onlookers were astonished to see the gear lowering up. Pilot claimed it was down all the time.
Also known as the Vierwaldstaettersee. It takes a huge amount of paperwork to even put a boat in the water; how do you get permission for a flying boat? And how can you be sure not to hit small craft or swimmers when landing or taking off?
It's painted to resemble one used by Martin and Osa Johnson while filming wildlife in Africa in the 1930s. They also used an S-39 painted like a Giraffe.
7urdy1 there is a museum with many of there artifacts from their travels in Chanute Kansas, have been to it a few times as I live a short distance away from it.
One of the best aviation videos on RUclips - no cheesy music, just actual ambient sounds.
I've Said The Same Thing Before But You Said It For Me This Time So I Gave You A Thumbs Up . . .
Rare and wonderful. Incredible to see this ancient craft both airworthy and "lakeworthy." Hope it continues flying past the century mark and beyond ...
Dan Williams you should see some of Kermits other planes.
This is an extremely great piece of Seaplane flying aviation history! My father used to go down on the Duwamish waterway in Seattle and watch Boeing build 314 Clippers. They were called China Clippers! Sooo cool. Thank you for sharing your fantastic restoration and awesome video.
Mike in Tacoma
What an amazing beautiful creation! Sikorsky must have been a genius and put a large number of his creations in the air in his time
Inventor of the penny-farthing helicopter configuration too!
Brilliant video and the side-wheel paddle ferry at the end is simply icing on the cake.
Damn thats a beautiful aircraft!!! Old when i was a kid building models 45 years ago. Many thanks to the folks keeping these planes alive, im assuming this means Kermit Weeks. Remember that sound! Big round engines are unforgettable!!!
That is one fine looking aircraft. Those radial engines really compliment it too.
Excellent video and beautiful sound.
What an elegant aircraft! A 100 year old aviation masterpiece that would not look out of place in the Bauhaus museum. The first one rolled of the production line in three month's in 1928, but it took three year's to build the replica !
struts, struts, struts, we all love struts. great video
Thanks for making this excellent movie. To me it is a nice souvenir. I only took still pictures.
That's the coolest looking aeroplane I've ever seen!
I love seaplanes and this is too fun to see. I did see an S-34 ( I believe ) in Minnesota many yrs ago. It was near a hangar off the hiway up to Minneapolis. I should have turned off to check it out. Thank you for this video.
Beautiful old classic,
Love the old classic planes
Now that defines the phrase "flying machine"!!
My absolutely favorite airplane - of all time! - is the late 1020s two-engine bi-plane AMPHIBIAN Sikorsky S-38 (or even it's one-engine sibling, the S-39). ... It was referred to as the 'Flying Yacht', and it could leisurely stay aloft at the incredibly slow stall speed in the low 60s MPH! ... I would so much have loved to leisurely fly it, island hopping, throughout the Caribbean, fish from its long flat-top nose - even barbeque on it! - while getting a tan on its lower wing! .. And, while a slow Jazzy torch song wails away from the phonograph, or the radio! .. Aaaaaaaaah! .. (There are still two or three in flying condition!)
Long lens makes the Beavef look very close. Thanks for posting.
How beautiful is that? It's a work of art. Great clip, mate.
This s-38 is a full scale replica its now under restoration in the Usa its now owned by Kermit Weeks in Florida. when completed the s-38 will be residing in his Fantisy of Flight museum alongside his Sikorsky S-39 Spirit of Igor.
Beautiful airplane! It doesn't take long for it to get on the step and off of the water!
Pan Am pilots referred to it as a collection of airplane parts flying in formation. The Igor was taking the prototype up for a press demo when an engine quit during takeoff. He took off anyway and flew his demo. All duly impressed. A Pan Am pilot was ribbing other pilots because someone had forgot to lower the wheel for a land landing. Not long after guess who slides one in onto the runway, flipped onto it's back. Onlookers were astonished to see the gear lowering up. Pilot claimed it was down all the time.
IGor Sikorsky was a genius.
Beautiful
Beautiful ❤️
Greased that landing!👍🇺🇸
Lake is a busy place, off to go look up some about it.
I makes me remember my flight with the green and yellow beaver, in Pully.
Beautiful plane!!!!!!!!
What a beauty! When was she built? I love the sound of those antique radials.
WOW!!! Is it repllay?
Martin and Osa Johnson would be proud!
at one time, air travel at it's finest! I'll take that thank you.
Amazing
What a splendid aeroplane
Very cool bird😎
that plane looks so cool
VERRY GOOD SMOOTH TAKE OFF AND LANDIND WITH NOISY ENGINE..
It should make an appearance at this year's Bönigen seaplane meeting of the weekend 30 June 2012
Very nice! Not easy to find enough space for landing between all the little boats...
This is the busiest lake I have ever seen.
Very cool airplane!!!
3:45 FASCINANTE!!!!
Awesome feat of engineering.
HH would approve.
nice lookin seaplane
WOW! Beautiful S-38!! Very busy lake. Where is this.?
Switzerland
It's either in Switzerland or a Safeway.
steve
Also known as the Vierwaldstaettersee. It takes a huge amount of paperwork to even put a boat in the water; how do you get permission for a flying boat? And how can you be sure not to hit small craft or swimmers when landing or taking off?
isn 't it the one that Kermit Weeks is restoring ?
doncarlo5 sure does look like it
you don't see the props picking up great clouds of water on this old bird , like some flying boats (Modern included .) Wales UK.
Лихо! 👍👍👏
Sure glad Igor Sikorsky immigrated from Russia.
The winged limousine.
Great sound . NO STUPID MUSIC
Switzerland?
Yep
Does a heart good to see such ancient beauty. Only thing better than this Sikorsky would be flying on a real dragon.
What a weird looking airplane. Looks like a cross between a school bus and an old biplane. Guess it's safe.
MUITO LEGAL, BRASIL OK.
nice plane! in usa panam put it into their colors from the former which name escapes me.
Ah, perfect example of docking problems of most seaplanes 2:00-2:30. The landing gear does not allow one to get to shore without going swimming.
technically you can go by foot, just open the landing gear, throttle up, tadaa, you're in the beach ^_^
Beatiful aircraft no longer build like this
It is such a weird looking plane
1. For those of you who don’t know this is a reproduction.
2. Technically a flying boat not a seaplane.
3. Sorry for being that guy but I had to 😂
I thought you might like this video of an s-38 in 1938 in British Columbia
ruclips.net/video/hfoCdLZueog/видео.html
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Too bad it did not. The appearance was cancelled on short notice.
Half original, with some parts new.
Thanks
a copy
Look like a wooden shoe.
Sad that such a beatiful piece of machinery gets destroyed by that ridicoulous zebra painting
Don't be sad, be happy.
It's paint, dude, it does nothing but protect the 'machine.'
It's painted to resemble one used by Martin and Osa Johnson while filming wildlife in Africa in the 1930s. They also used an S-39 painted like a Giraffe.
7urdy1 there is a museum with many of there artifacts from their travels in Chanute Kansas, have been to it a few times as I live a short distance away from it.
Look up your history on Martin and Osa Johnson.
Brutto da vedere e brutto in volo. Vorrei tanto vedere in volo un siai marchetti s55x...