Consolidated PBY-5A "Catalina"
| Country of Service : | United States |
| Role : | Flying Boat |
| First Flight : | |
| Production Date : | |
| In-Service Date : | December 1940 |
| Manufacturer : | Consolidated Aircraft Company |
| Number Produced : | 803 |
| Crew : | 7 |
| Length : | 19.47 meters |
| Height : | 6.15 meters |
| Empty Weight : | 7950 kilograms |
| Operational Weight : | 15422 kilograms |
| Maximum Weight : | kilograms |
| Wing Span : | 31.7 meters |
| Wing Aspect Ratio : | 7.76 |
| Wing Area : | 130.06 square meters |
| Wing Load : | 118.58 kg per square meter |
| Engine Number : | 2 |
| Engine Name : | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp |
| Coolant : | Air |
| Cylinders: | R-14 |
| Capacity: | 30 Liters |
| Power : | 1200 hp @ 2700 rpm |
| Power / Weight Ratio : | 155.62 hp per tonne |
| Max Speed : | 288 kph at 2134 meters |
| Cruising Speed : | 172 kph @ 100 meters |
| Climb : | 158 |
| Service Ceiling : | 4481 meters |
| Range : | 4096 kilometers |
| Fuel Capacity : | 6624 liters |
| Machinegun Armament : | 2x 7.62mm Browning (Trainable Forward)
1x 7.62mm Browning (Trainable Rearward)
2x 7.62mm Browning (Waist Guns) |
| Cannon Armament : | None |
| Payload : | 2041kg (Wings External) |
| Gunsight : | None |
| Avionics : | Wireless Radio |
| Pilot Armor : | No |
| Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks : | Yes |
| Armored Windscreen : | No |
09-17-2009, 04:08 PM
Consolidated PBY-5A "Catalina"
Similar Threads
Linear Mode
