To settle an argument, I’m looking for the range and payload specs for the pure flying boat non-amphibian Catalina.
All the specs I can find online seem to refer to the PBY5A amphibian version, and I’m sure that the seacat had a much longer range and a larger payload than the landcat.
By: flyernzl - 2nd April 2009 at 00:22
Thanks for that info Wieesso. Thought there would have been a greater difference in the range, with a greater payload allowing for more fuel.
All the really long distance flights by Cats (eg Freemantle/India and the ‘Frigate Bird’ Easter Island adventure) seemed to have been carried out by seacats.
By: wieesso - 1st April 2009 at 07:31
PBY-5 2990 miles 16474 lbs
http://www.aero-web.org/specs/consolid/pby-5.htm
PBY-5A 2545 miles 14511 lbs
http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=318
Martin
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April 1, 2009 at 4:26 am