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Description
| Manufacturer: | Consolidated | |
| Base model: | OA-10 | |
| Designation: | OA-10 | |
| Nickname: | Catalina | |
| Equivalent to: | PBY-5A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | |
| Basic role: | Observation, Amphibian | |
| See Also: | A-10 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 63' 10" | 19.4 m | |
| Height: | 20' 1" | 6.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 104' | 31.7 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 36,397 lb | 16,507 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 36,400 lb | 16,507 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 2,325 miles | 3,743 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 120 mph | 193 km/h | 104 kt |
| Max Speed: | 184 mph | 296 km/h | 160 kt |
| Ceiling: | 22,400 ft | 6,827 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| USAF Armament Museum | Eglin AFB | Florida |
A-10 on display
USAF Armament Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| John D. Voss , CA | Mr. Bogdan:
I have reviewed your note and cannot help but agree with you regarding the S/N of the pictured Catalina as it is not consistant with any USAAF OA-10. On closer examination I realized that both pictures are really USN (i.e. PBY)subjects as they are identified as "Black Cats". The number on the tail is either a USN BuNo. or possibly fabricated for the painting. As a point of interest the Catalinas utilized by the USAAF were assigned to RESCUE squadrons not bombing units. 03/28/2006 @ 09:03 [ref: 12954] |
| Bogdan ATAMAN Warsaw, OTH | It's me again
Sorry ; in 1940 there were USAAC serial numbers of course. Bogdan 04/25/2004 @ 19:26 [ref: 7300] |
| Bogdan ATAMAN Warsaw, OTH | Hallo Mr Thomas C. STOPPELBEIN
Sorry for my English, I am a Pole. On the colour Consolidated OA-10 photo I see s/n 40-8437 but I checked all USAAF serial numbers of 1940 beginnig from 40-001 ( St. Louis YPT-15 ), ending 40-3162 ( Douglas A-20 A Havoc ), then all numbers of Consolidated OA-10 versions : from 41-18722 ( OA-10 ) to 45-57907 ( OA-10 B ) and I wonder what aircraft picture I see. Could You please explain. The same concern to the white - black Catalina. Greetings from Poland Bogdan 04/25/2004 @ 19:16 [ref: 7299] |
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