M-130 China Clipper PAA
Size 5.5 x 4 x 1 in inches
This
Metal Cast model is painted in the same paint scheme as the original.
About China Clipper
The M-130 was a commercial flying boat
designed and built in 1935 by the Glenn L. Martin Company for Pan Am Airlines.
The M-130 was an all-metal flying boat which employed streamlined aerodynamics
and powerful engines. Only three M-130s were built: the China Clipper, the
Philippine Clipper and the Hawaii Clipper; but to the public they were all
referred to as the China Clipper. The China Clipper name evolved into a generic
term for Pan Am's entire fleet of large flying boats - the Martin M-130,
Sikorsky S-42, and Boeing 314.This specific model is painted in the Pan Am paint
scheme. Pan American World Airways was founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail
and passenger service operating between Key West FL and Havana, Cuba. The
airline has become a major company credited with many innovations that shaped
the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet
aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.