Found this last night. Thought it might interest some of you.
http://www.airbum.com/articles/ArticleBirdPBY.html
It’s claimed the extra engines aid the airflow over the outer wings !!. I know the Buccaneer had wing boundary layer control using air bled from the engines but…….
Beats a row of vortex generators I suppose.
By: Corsair166b - 14th December 2003 at 00:25
Last I saw of this 4 engined Catalina it was called the ‘Bird Innovator’ a few years ago, and in addition to the 4 engines, she carried two small boats under her wings, one on either side!
Mark
By: duxfordhawk - 13th December 2003 at 20:08
I had a book somewhere that showed possibly same catalina but in different colours and with turboprop add on engines been years since saw the book now mind so can not remember details.
By: David Burke - 13th December 2003 at 13:09
She is still about but now returned to twin engined status.
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December 13, 2003 at 11:18 am