Consolidated PBY Catalina
Flat Wing Area
130.0643 m²
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio
7.73
Cruise Speed
201.168 km/h
Entry Into service
1936-10-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
16.0662 t (paragliders: kg)
Total Fuel Capacity
7003.012
Maximum Range
4055.547 km
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Total Fuel Capacity |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Consolidated PBY Catalina |
16.0662 |
7003.012 |
4055.547 |
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- Name
- Consolidated PBY Catalina
- Manufacturer
- Avalon Aviation
- Description
- The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (United States Navy designation), is an American flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s.
- ICAO Code
- CAT
- First Flight
- 1935-03-21
- Entry Into service
- 1936-10-01
- Production End
- 1945-01-01
- Service End
- 1957-01-01
- Designer
- Avalon Aviation
- Type
- Maritime patrol bomber, search and rescue seaplane
- Length (m)
- 19.2024
- Height (m)
- 6.4008
- Cockpit Crew
- 8
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 315.4314
- Cruise Speed (km/h)
- 201.168
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 4815.84
- Rate of Climb (m/s)
- 5.08
- Armament
- :* 3 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail) :* 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister); 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs or depth charges under the wings; torpedo racks were also available
- National Origin
- United States of America
- Number Built
- 3308
- Powerplant Description
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 895 kW (1200 hp) each
- Primary Users
- United States Navy, United States Army Air Forces , Royal Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 31.6992
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 130.0643
- Flat Wing Aspect Ratio
- 7.73
- Wake Category
- M
- Number of Engines
- 2