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The Consolidated PBY Catalina
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Consolidated PBY Catalina
The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. In US Army service it was designated the OA-10, in Canadian service as the Canso and it later got the NATO reporting name Mop. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II.
Catalina WWII Seaplane Making a Comeback for Modern Military
Time will tell if Catalina Aircraft succeeds in resurrecting a World War II legend in the 21 st century. According to the company, more specifics will be announced later in 2023 when they reveal ...
PBY Catalina History
Development. The plane that would become the PBY Catalina was designed by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation's lead designer, Isaac Machlin ("Mac") Laddon when, in 1933, the United States Navy, wary of Japan's growing influence in the Pacific Ocean, requested competing prototype designs for a flying boat with a range of 3,000 miles and a ...
The Consolidated PBY Catalina
Here are seven amazing facts about the Catalina PBY, an aircraft that patrolled the vast reaches of the world's oceans, looking for an enemy to track, report, or destroy. A PBY prototype, circa 1935. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) It entered service before WW2. The PBY line of flying boats was conceived in 1933 in Buffalo, New York.
Company Plans to Build New Version of WWII-Era Catalina Flying Boat
The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. And 80 years later, it is coming back. A Florida-based company plans to build a new version of the Catalina ...
PBY-5A Catalina
One of the most recognized aircraft in the world, the Consolidated PBY Catalina not only served in the U.S. Navy, but also with the air arms of Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands and the Soviet Union. ... The overall effect was an aerodynamically clean aircraft far superior to previous flying boat designs. Powered by two ...
Catalina Aircraft relaunches 'iconic' flying boat, eyes military sales
Florida-based Catalina Aircraft says it plans to start new production on a modernised version of the legendary World War II-era PBY Catalina flying boat, targeting military and commercial operators.
Cat Tales: The story of World War II's PBY Flying Boat
A Patrol Bombing Squadron 52 (VPB-52) PBY-5 flying boat alongside a local outrigger canoe, during a rescue mission to the northwest end of McCluer Gulf in New Guinea, 13 August 1944. Women and ...
Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
But during World War II, crews aboard lumbering flying boats provided distant, early warning of enemy ships and aircraft at sea. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was the U. S. Navy's most successful patrol flying boat of the war but naval aviators also used the PBY to attack ships at night, and to search for and rescue people stranded at sea.
To the Rescue: Consolidated PBY Catalina
Building on its successful P2Y sesquiplane flying boat of the early 1930s, Consolidated won a 60-aircraft contract from the U.S. Navy in 1935 for the Model 28 Catalina, which entered service a year later as the PBY-1. The Navy anticipated trouble with Japan, for which long-range reconnaissance aircraft would be essential.
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
PBY type aircraft destroyed 38 German U-Boats during the war. Our PBY, Bu. No. 2459, accounted for three destroyed U-Boats and one damaged that never sailed again. It is the USN's highest scoring U-Boat distroyer aircraft in history and the oldest operational PBY Catalina, having been flown continuously since its construction.
Consolidated's PBY-5 Catalina
The Catalina was born on the frigid shores of Lake Erie in 1928 when Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, then located in Buffalo, assembled the XPY-1 prototype of a long-range flying patrol boat ...
Catalina Aircraft To Revive WWII Era Flying Boat
Despite no firm orders, Catalina Aircraft expects to start delivering the Catalina II in 2029, catering to operators in areas without traditional airport infrastructure. Catalina Aircraft has unveiled plans to revive its iconic Consolidated PBY Catalina. The amphibious aircraft was an icon of the World War II era, with more than 3,200 built ...
Modernized Catalina Flying Boat Returns to the Skies
The military version will be rated for a 40,000-pound MTOW and can handle sea state 3 for military CONcepts of OPerations (CONOPs). This version flies faster than the civilian plane, with a cruising speed of 230 mph or 200 knots. A fuel capacity of 2,710 gallons promises to keep the Catalina II in the air for more than 19 hours.
PBY Catalina: The U.S. Navy's Jack of (Nearly) All Trades of World War II
On July 17, 1944, then-Flying Officer (later Flight Lieutenant) Cruickshank, piloting a Mk IV PBY Catalina JV928 from the Shetland islands, came under heavy anti-aircraft fire from the U-361 ...
WWII PBY Catalina Flying Boat Takes Flight
August 12, 2020 - A vintage World War II era Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat takes flight from the waters of Pearl Harbor in preparation for the 75th C...
The Catalina flying boat, also known as the Consolidated PBY Catalina, is an iconic seaplane that played a significant role during the Second World War and beyond. Designed and built by the US aircraft manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft, the Catalina made its maiden flight in 1935. It was used in various roles ranging from long-range maritime ...
PBY Facts
Per Bob, his PBY had been searching for the Japanese invasion fleet for several days. Each day they flew 650 miles on the outward leg, turned 90 degrees fro about 100 miles and then returned to Midway. PBY Catalina - Ron Schilling - Nolte Media. On each patrol, as they reached the 650 mile turning point, a Japanese twin engine Nel 96 plane ...
Consolidated PBY Catalina
PBY-5A Catalina of the RNAS, Western Approaches 1944. PBY-5A Catalina of the RNZN in 1944. RNAS Catalina Mark I from 209 Squadron, Lough Erne, May 1941. This plane located the German battleship Bismarck on the morning of 26 May. Catalina IVA of the Free Norwegian Naval Air Service. Catalina IV "D for Dagwood", N°11 Sqn Fleet Air Arm
Consolidated PBY-5a Catalina: Stand up and salute
The PBY-5 morphed into the PBY-5A with the addition of tricycle landing gear. This amphibious flying boat first flew in 1939 and was the largest of its day. The PBY also became the world's most successful flying boat. More were built (3,272) than all others combined, a standing record.
PBY Catalina
The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. In Canadian service it was known as the Cans...
Canadian PBY
History Website Consolidated Production for Canada The first aircraft produced by Canadair was the PBY-5A Canso, an amphibious version of the Catalina flying boat designed and manufactured by Consolidated Vultee of San Diego, U.S.A. Although Canadair only became involved in the latter stages of PBY production, the details of how the program came about makes for an interesting story for it ...
US Company Looks to Put Catalina Flying Boat Back Into Production
Peter Felstead. 27. July 2023. A US company based in Longboat Key, Florida, is aiming to resurrect production of the iconic Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat in the form of the Next Generation Amphibious Aircraft (NGAA) Catalina II. Catalina Aircraft announced the initiative on 25 July 2023 at the AirVenture Oshkosh air show in Wisconsin.
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The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. In US Army service it was designated the OA-10, in Canadian service as the Canso and it later got the NATO reporting name Mop. It was one of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II.
Time will tell if Catalina Aircraft succeeds in resurrecting a World War II legend in the 21 st century. According to the company, more specifics will be announced later in 2023 when they reveal ...
Development. The plane that would become the PBY Catalina was designed by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation's lead designer, Isaac Machlin ("Mac") Laddon when, in 1933, the United States Navy, wary of Japan's growing influence in the Pacific Ocean, requested competing prototype designs for a flying boat with a range of 3,000 miles and a ...
Here are seven amazing facts about the Catalina PBY, an aircraft that patrolled the vast reaches of the world's oceans, looking for an enemy to track, report, or destroy. A PBY prototype, circa 1935. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons) It entered service before WW2. The PBY line of flying boats was conceived in 1933 in Buffalo, New York.
The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. And 80 years later, it is coming back. A Florida-based company plans to build a new version of the Catalina ...
One of the most recognized aircraft in the world, the Consolidated PBY Catalina not only served in the U.S. Navy, but also with the air arms of Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands and the Soviet Union. ... The overall effect was an aerodynamically clean aircraft far superior to previous flying boat designs. Powered by two ...
Florida-based Catalina Aircraft says it plans to start new production on a modernised version of the legendary World War II-era PBY Catalina flying boat, targeting military and commercial operators.
A Patrol Bombing Squadron 52 (VPB-52) PBY-5 flying boat alongside a local outrigger canoe, during a rescue mission to the northwest end of McCluer Gulf in New Guinea, 13 August 1944. Women and ...
But during World War II, crews aboard lumbering flying boats provided distant, early warning of enemy ships and aircraft at sea. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was the U. S. Navy's most successful patrol flying boat of the war but naval aviators also used the PBY to attack ships at night, and to search for and rescue people stranded at sea.
Building on its successful P2Y sesquiplane flying boat of the early 1930s, Consolidated won a 60-aircraft contract from the U.S. Navy in 1935 for the Model 28 Catalina, which entered service a year later as the PBY-1. The Navy anticipated trouble with Japan, for which long-range reconnaissance aircraft would be essential.
PBY type aircraft destroyed 38 German U-Boats during the war. Our PBY, Bu. No. 2459, accounted for three destroyed U-Boats and one damaged that never sailed again. It is the USN's highest scoring U-Boat distroyer aircraft in history and the oldest operational PBY Catalina, having been flown continuously since its construction.
The Catalina was born on the frigid shores of Lake Erie in 1928 when Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, then located in Buffalo, assembled the XPY-1 prototype of a long-range flying patrol boat ...
Despite no firm orders, Catalina Aircraft expects to start delivering the Catalina II in 2029, catering to operators in areas without traditional airport infrastructure. Catalina Aircraft has unveiled plans to revive its iconic Consolidated PBY Catalina. The amphibious aircraft was an icon of the World War II era, with more than 3,200 built ...
The military version will be rated for a 40,000-pound MTOW and can handle sea state 3 for military CONcepts of OPerations (CONOPs). This version flies faster than the civilian plane, with a cruising speed of 230 mph or 200 knots. A fuel capacity of 2,710 gallons promises to keep the Catalina II in the air for more than 19 hours.
On July 17, 1944, then-Flying Officer (later Flight Lieutenant) Cruickshank, piloting a Mk IV PBY Catalina JV928 from the Shetland islands, came under heavy anti-aircraft fire from the U-361 ...
August 12, 2020 - A vintage World War II era Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat takes flight from the waters of Pearl Harbor in preparation for the 75th C...
The Catalina flying boat, also known as the Consolidated PBY Catalina, is an iconic seaplane that played a significant role during the Second World War and beyond. Designed and built by the US aircraft manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft, the Catalina made its maiden flight in 1935. It was used in various roles ranging from long-range maritime ...
Per Bob, his PBY had been searching for the Japanese invasion fleet for several days. Each day they flew 650 miles on the outward leg, turned 90 degrees fro about 100 miles and then returned to Midway. PBY Catalina - Ron Schilling - Nolte Media. On each patrol, as they reached the 650 mile turning point, a Japanese twin engine Nel 96 plane ...
PBY-5A Catalina of the RNAS, Western Approaches 1944. PBY-5A Catalina of the RNZN in 1944. RNAS Catalina Mark I from 209 Squadron, Lough Erne, May 1941. This plane located the German battleship Bismarck on the morning of 26 May. Catalina IVA of the Free Norwegian Naval Air Service. Catalina IV "D for Dagwood", N°11 Sqn Fleet Air Arm
The PBY-5 morphed into the PBY-5A with the addition of tricycle landing gear. This amphibious flying boat first flew in 1939 and was the largest of its day. The PBY also became the world's most successful flying boat. More were built (3,272) than all others combined, a standing record.
The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. In Canadian service it was known as the Cans...
History Website Consolidated Production for Canada The first aircraft produced by Canadair was the PBY-5A Canso, an amphibious version of the Catalina flying boat designed and manufactured by Consolidated Vultee of San Diego, U.S.A. Although Canadair only became involved in the latter stages of PBY production, the details of how the program came about makes for an interesting story for it ...
Peter Felstead. 27. July 2023. A US company based in Longboat Key, Florida, is aiming to resurrect production of the iconic Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat in the form of the Next Generation Amphibious Aircraft (NGAA) Catalina II. Catalina Aircraft announced the initiative on 25 July 2023 at the AirVenture Oshkosh air show in Wisconsin.