Aircraft Profiles- The book contains profiles of the 20+ aircraft types which most greatly influenced the story of Hawaii's airlines. Each is painted in the colors of a Hawaii-based airline or an airline offering Hawaii service.
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Wingspan.............
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117 feet | Length.... |
94 feet |
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Gross weight.......
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65,000 lbs. | ||
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Passenger load.....
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44 passengers | ||
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Cruise speed.......
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195 mph | ||
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SFO-HNL flt time
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11.5 hrs. | ||
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Power.................
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4 Pratt & Whitney R2000s, 1450 hp apiece | ||
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The military version of this plane, the C-54, displaced flying boats as the primary aircraft for crossing oceans. By the end of WWII surplus C-54s provided the airlines with an affordable means of covering long distances. |
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Wingspan.............
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105 feet | Length.... |
86 feet |
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Gross weight.......
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54,000 lbs | ||
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Passenger load.....
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60 passengers | ||
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Cruise speed.......
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260 mph | ||
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Power.................
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2 Rolls Royce Dart turboprops- 3060 hp apiece | ||
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Hawaiian Airlines flew three leased YS-11s during their 1967 season while awaiting the arrival of DC-9-30s. The YS-11 returned to Hawaii skys in 1981 when Mid Pacific Airlines took wing. By 1984 Mid Pac owned 22 of these turboprops. |
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