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Posted by Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2)
on 8/7/2008, 2:59 pm, in reply to "Re: NC19903, Clipper Flying Cloud, restored B307 in a museum!"
70.119.80.3
Hi Ken,
That is the one. The sub name "Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center" was given because he contributed a large sum of money to the Smithsonian. This is what they told me on the tour.
All my best,
Mark
--Previous Message--
: Dear Mark,
:
: Do you mean the Smithsonian Air & Space
: Museum at Dulles Airport?
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: Regards,
:
: Ken Sanford
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: --Previous Message--
: Finally found a fully restored Pan Am
: prop-liner in a museum:
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: AIRCRAFT DETAILS
: Manufacturer: Boeing
: Model: 307 Stratoliner
: Aircraft Type: Fixed Wing Multi-Engine
: Const. No: 2003
: Operator: Pan American Airways
: Registration: NC19903
: Clipper Name: Flying Cloud
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: General characteristics
: • Crew: 5, including two pilots and flight
: engineer
: • Capacity: 33 passengers
: • Length: 74 ft 4 in (22.66 m)
: • Wingspan: 107 ft 0 in (32.61 m)
: • Height: 20 ft 10 in (6.34 m)
: • Wing area: 1,486 ft² (138.0 m²)
: • Empty weight: 30,000 lb (13,608 kg)
: • Loaded weight: 42,000 lb (19,050 kg)
: • Powerplant: 4× Wright GR-1820 radials, 900
: hp (671 kW) each
:
: Performance
: • Maximum speed: 222 mph (357 km/h)
: • Range: 2,390 mi (3,846 km)
: • Service ceiling 26,200 ft (7,985 m)
: • Wing loading: 28 lb/ft² (138 kg/m²)
: • Power/mass: 0.09 hp/lb (140 W/kg)
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: AIRCRAFT HISTORY
: Manufacturer’s first flight: 12 / 31 / 1938
: Service Dates: 1937 to 1941
: Registrations: NC19903
: Summary: Delivered to Pan Am as Clipper
: Flying Cloud
: DELIVERY DATE OPERATOR REGISTRATION
: 03 / 22 / 1940 Pan American Airways NC19903
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: CURRENT STATUS
: Fate: Museum
: Location: Udvar-Hazy Air & Space
: Museum, Chantilly, VA.
: Date: 09 / 2005
: Owner: Pan American Airways
: Registration: NX19903 NC19903 N19903
: ZS-BWV 2003 N9703R N19903
: [MUSEUM]
: Comments: Restored by Boeing 2001
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: AIRFRAME #2003 - PHOTOS
: 1) Operator: Pan American Airways
: Registration: N19903
: Country: USA
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: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=NC19903&distinct_entry=true
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: http://www.planeboats.com/Other%20Pages/Photos/index/boeing%20index.html
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: http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=NC19903&view=true
: http://www.prop-liners.com/nc19903.htm
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: http://www.youngeagles.org/photos/gallery.asp?action=viewimage&categoryid=16&text=&imageid=1061&box=&shownew=
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: http://www.freebase.com/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000004b4b66f
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: http://www.lockonaviation.net/html/udvarhazy.html
: http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1022608/
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:
: Have a great day,
: Mark Bermudez
: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
: graduate & alumni
: Research aviation historian
: Plane spotter
: FAA Certified Aircraft Mechanic
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:
: Reference
: Operator History
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: http://www.air-and-space.com/Boeing%20307%20N19903.htm
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: http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?location=Other%20Location%20-%20Udvar-Hazy%20Air%20&%20Space%20Museum,%20Chantilly,%20VA
: .
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_307
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: http://www.prop-liners.com/b307%20production.htm
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: http://www.dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/results/Web/!22NC19903!22/1/417/TopNavigation/Relevance/iq=true/zoom=off/_iceUrlFlag=7?_IceUrl=true
: http://wiki.healthhaven.com/Boeing_307
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