Vehicle: Sikorsky S-38-A

[Susano]

Over in the listing for Sora-Hime (http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42281), I mentioned she helped crew a Sikorsky S-38 flying boat. Here are the stats for said vehicle:

 

SIKORSKY S-38-A

 

[b]Val	CHA	Cost	Notes[/b]
8	SIZE	40	6.4" x 3.2"; -8" KB; -5 DCV
38	STR	-12	Lift 4,800 kg; 7 1/2d6 HTH Damage
15	DEX	15	OCV:  5/DCV:  5
18	BODY	0
4	DEF	3
3	SPD	5	Phases:  4, 8, 12
[b]Total Characteristics Cost:  51

Movement:[/b]	Flight:	27"/108"
Ground:	6"/12"
Swimming:	6"/12"

[b]Cost	Abilities and Equipment
Propulsion Systems[/b]
24	[b]Propeller-Driven Transport:[/b]  Flight 27", x4 Noncombat; 1 Continuing Fuel Charge 
(easily obtained fuel; 6 hours; -0), Side Effects (KA 1d6 to anyone who comes in contact 
with the propeller, automatically occurs when Flight is in use, only affects environment 
near propellers; -1/4), Stall Velocity (13"; -1/4), Takeoff/Landing (see TUV; -1)
1	[b]Floats:[/b]  Swimming +4" (6" total); Cannot Move Backwards (-1/4), Limited 
Maneuverability (-1/2), Surface Only (-1)

[b]Operations Systems[/b]
4	[b]Communications System:[/b]  Radio Perception/Transmission (Radio Group); 
OIF Bulky (-1), Affected As Hearing Group As Well As Radio Group (-1/4)
[b]29	Total Abilities and Equipment Cost
80	Total Vehicle Cost

Value	Disadvantages
None
0	Total Disadvantage Points
16	Total Cost (80/5)[/b]

 

Description:

Also known as "The Explorer's Air Yacht," the S-38 was the Sikorsky Aircraft Company's first flying boat to see wide production. Introduced in May of 1928, Sikorsky produced somewhere between 90 and 100 of these planes, and they saw service with Pan American Airways and the U. S. Army. Numerous private individuals bought and flew the S-38 as well, including: Charles Lindbergh, who surveyed part of South American and the Pacific for Pan Am; filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson, who used a the zebra-striped S-38 called "Osa's Ark", and a giraffe-patterned S-39 named "Spirit of Africa" to explore Africa from the air, and famous aviator Howard Hughes, who intended to fly his S-38 around the world.

 

The S-38 has a boat-like fuselage with two sets of wings. One pair of wings are attached to the hull, the second wing is a single unit mounted above the fuselage and supported an arraignment of angled struts and spars. Two engines are mounted under the upper wing, each in line with the paired booms supporting the tail. The arraignment is almost identical to that of the Consolidated Model 16-1 Commodore seen in the HERO System Vehicle Sourcebook, page 47. However, unlike the Commodore the S-38 has wheels and can land on either land or water.

 

A Sikorsky S-38-A has a 40' hull, a 71' foot wingspan, and is just under 14' in height. It weighs 6,000 lbs (2,727 kg) empty, and has a maximum takeoff weight of 10,480 lbs (4,764 kg). It's top speed is 120 mph, can reach an altitude of 16,000 feet, and has a range of 750 miles on a single load of fuel. The plane has a crew of two and can carry 10 passengers.

 

Modifications for the Airracuda:

The Airracuda is a Sikorsky S-38-A owned by Captain Lance Pallant. He uses it to travel around the Pacific Rim, hauling freight, mail, passengers, and whatnot. His S-38 is painted silvery-gray, with dark blue deck and hull and white accents. The passenger cabin has been opened up to make room for the crew and a WWI-surplus machine-gun can be mounted next to the hatch in the nose in case of pirate trouble (either air or water).

 

38	[b].303 Lewis Gun:[/b]  RKA 2d6, Autofire (5 shots; +1/2), Increased STUN Modifier (+1/4), 
97 Charges (+3/4); OAF Bulky (-1 1/2), Limited Arc Of Fire (forward 180 degrees; -1/4), 
Real Weapon (-1/4) plus +2 OCV; OAF Bulky (-1 1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4) plus 
+8 Range Modifier; OAF Bulky (-1 1/2), Real Weapon (-1/4)

[Basil]

Re: Vehicle: Sikorsky S-38-A

 

The arraignment is almost identical to that of the Consolidated Model 16-1 Commodore seen in the HERO System Vehicle Sourcebook' date=' page 47.[/quote']

The problem being that that picture is of a monoplane.

 

Someone forgot the lower wing.

[L. Marcus]

Re: Vehicle: Sikorsky S-38-A

 

. . . Are you seeing the same pic I'm seeing? There's a biplane in mine . . .

 

Ah! The Commodore! That's a monoplane, alright . . .

 

Nice write-up, Susano!

[Susano]

Re: Vehicle: Sikorsky S-38-A

 

The problem being that that picture is of a monoplane.

 

Someone forgot the lower wing.

 

Yeah... I noticed... otherwise, the layout is virtually identical.

[Susano]

Re: Vehicle: Sikorsky S-38-A

 

Hmm... here's a pic of the Consolidated Model 16-1 Commodore.

 

 

Looks like the art is correct... I don't see a second, lower wing. I'll need to change the text a little bit.