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Consolidated PBY Catalina
The most famous flying boat of WWII. The Catalina carried its big wing on a pylon on top of the fuselage. The PBY had a long range and was very reliable. Its disadvantage was slowness, which made it vulnerable. The PBY-5A and PBY-6A were amphibian versions; all other Catalinas were flying boats. The PBY was also built in the USSR and Canada. Its users included Britain, France, the USSR, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, and Denmark.
| General characteristics PBY-5A | |||
| Primary function | Reconaissance | ||
| Power plant | Two Pratt&Whitney R-1830-92 engines | ||
| Thrust | 2x 1,200 HP | 2x 895 kW | |
| Wingspan | 104 ft | 31.70 m | |
| Length | 63.9 ft | 19.47 m | |
| Height | 20.2 ft | 6.15 m | |
| Wingarea | 1,400 sq ft | 130.06 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 21,705 lb | 9,845 kg |
| max. | 35,420 lb | 16,066 kg | |
| Speed | 179 mph | 288 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 14,700 ft | 4,480 m | |
| Range | 2,545 miles | 4,096 km | |
| Armament | 2x 12.7mm machine gun, 3x 7.62mm machine gun; 1,814 kg weapons. | ||
| Crew | Seven | ||
| Date deployed | 1939 | ||
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Jirka Wagner
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