BRAND and MODEL
CONSOLIDATED PBY CATALINA
TYPE
Long-range patrol flying-boat
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
(PBY-5A)
Two 895 kw (1,200 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled
radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 31.7 m (104 ft)
Length: 19.2 m (63 ft 10½ in)
Undercarriage track: 5.11 m (16 ft 9 in)
Height [on wheels]: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 130.06 m² (1,400 sq ft)
Max speed at sea level: 267 km/h (166 mph)
Max speed at 2,134 m (7,000 ft): 283 km/h (176 mph)
Cruising speed: 172 km/h (107 mph)
Landing speed: 127 km/h (79 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 192 m/min (630 ft/min)
Time to 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 19.7 mins
Service ceiling: 4,938 m (16,200 ft)
Range normal patrol: 4,080 km (2,535 miles)
Take-off run: 364 m (1,193 ft)
Max ferry range at 457 m (1,500 ft) at 200 km/h (124 mph) with two 1,287 litre (283 Imp gal) extra
tanks: 5,713 km (3,550 miles)
Fuel capacity: 6,624 litres (1,457 Imp gals)
Empty weight: 9,485 kg (20,910 lb)
Max loaded weight as anti-sub patrol aircraft: 16,067 kg (35,420 lb)
Loaded weight in bomber role: 15,422 kg (34,000 lb)
Max weight for ferrying: 14,651 kg (32,300 lb)
PHOTO
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