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Consolidated PBY Catalina
Consolidated · Maritime Patrol / ASW / Air-Sea Rescue · USA · Interwar (1919–1938)
The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina, is an American flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. In U.S. Army service, it was designated as the OA-10 and in Canadian service as the Canso, and it later received the NATO reporting name Mop. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Catalinas served with every branch of the United States Armed Forces and in the air forces and navies of many other nations. The last military PBYs served until the 1980s.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Maritime Patrol
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Consolidated
- Co-Manufacturer
- Canadian Vickers / Boeing Canada
- Operator
- USN/USMC/RAF/Soviet Union/RAAF/many
- Primary Role
- Maritime Patrol / ASW / Air-Sea Rescue
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1936
- Produced
- 3308
- Engine
- 2x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp
- Thrust / Power
- 2,400 hp total
- Launch
- Water
- Length (ft)
- 63.9
- Wingspan (ft)
- 104
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 20910
- MTOW (lb)
- 35420
- Endurance (hr)
- 24
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 15800
- Max Speed (mph)
- 196
- Armament
- 3x .50 cal; 4x .30 cal; 4,000 lb bombs or depth charges or torpedoes