6/9/2020 Pby Nose Turret For Sale
The Consolidated PBY, in both its Catalina and Canso iterations, was one of the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. The American-designed flying boat was first developed as a patrol bomber for the defence of American coastlines and the far-flung island archipelagos of the Pacific Ocean.
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Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina Nose Turret/canopy/Side Blister (designed to be assembled with model kits from Academy)Scale: 1:72The 1:72 scale is ideal for model planes, military models and figurines. This means that the model is 72 times smaller than the actual object. For example, a model 1:72 scale airplane measures8 inches / 20cm in length if the real object measures 14.4 m (1440 cm). The figurines in the 1:72 scale measure about 1 inch / 2.5cm high.Reference: 9162Other tags: SQS9162 - SQS9162 - SQ9162 - SQ9162 - 9162.
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. Mount of the Striking Eagles, the F4B-4.
Flying the Yellow Peril. The Iron Works Gang, Grumman’s F4F Wildcat. The Ghost of the Coronado, The Ultimate Patrol Bomber. The Von Richthofen Legend. Dean of the Red Bombers, Four Decades with A.N. Tupolev.
P-Boat, Part 1 of Consolidated PBY Catalina story. Thunder & Lightning, Macchi Fighters. Locklear, the Man Who Walked On Air. P-Boat, Part II of Consolidated PBY Catalina story.
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Old One Hundred, Veteran F4B in Disguise. Formations, a classic gallery wingtip to wingtip. C’est Beau!
Revell’s Bristol Beaufighter. General Characteristics. Crew: 10 – pilot, co-pilot, bow turret gunner, flight engineer, radio operator, navigator, radar operator, two waist gunners, ventral gunner.
Length: 63 ft 10 7/16 in (19.46 m). Wingspan: 104 ft 0 in (31.70 m). Height: 21 ft 1 in (6.15 m).
Wing area: 1,400 ft² (130 m²). Empty weight: 20,910 lb (9,485 kg).
Max. US Navy XP3Y-1 Prototype Model 28 flying boat later re-designated XPBY-1, one built (USN Bureau No.
Later fitted with a 48-foot-diameter (15 m) ring to sweep magnetic sea mines. A 550 hp Ranger engine drove a generator to produce a magnetic field.
XPBY-1 Prototype version of the Model 28 for the United States Navy, a re-engined XP3Y-1 with two 900 hp R-1830-64 engines, one built. PBY-1 (Model 28-1) Initial production variant with two 900 hp R-1830-64 engines, 60 built. PBY-2 (Model 28-2) Equipment changes and improved performance, 50 built. PBY-3 (Model 28-3) Powered by two 1,000 hp R-1830-66 engines, 66 built. PBY-4 (Model 28-4) Powered by two 1,050 hp R-1830-72 engines, 33 built (including one initial as a XPBY-4 which later became the XPBY-5A). PBY-5 (Model 28-5) Either two 1,200 hp R-1830-82 or?92 engines and provision for extra fuel tanks (with partial self-sealing protection). 683 built (plus one built at New Orleans), some aircraft to the RAF as the Catalina IVA and one to the United States Coast Guard.
The PBY-5 was also built in the Soviet Union as the GST. XPBY-5A One PBY-4 converted into an amphibian and first flown in November 1939. PBY-5A (Model 28-5A) Amphibious version of the PBY-5 with two 1,200 hp R-1830-92 engines, first batch (of 124) had one 0.3in bow gun, the remainder had two bow guns; 803 built including diversions to the United States Army Air Forces, the RAF (as the Catalina IIIA) and one to the United States Coast Guard.
PBY-6A Amphibious version with two 1,200 hp R-1830-92 engines and a taller fin and rudder. Radar scanner fitted above cockpit and two 0.5 in nose guns; 175 built including 21 transferred to the Soviet Navy. PBY-6AG One PBY-6A used by the United States Coast Guard as a staff transport. PB2B-1 Boeing Canada built PBY-5 for the RAF and RCAF from 1942. PB2B-2 Boeing Canada built version of the PBY-5 but with the taller fin of the PBN-1. Most supplied to the RAF as the Catalina VI.
PBN-1 Nomad Naval Aircraft Factory built version of the PBY-5 with major modification including a 2ft bow extension, modified hull lines with a modified step, re-designed wingtip floats and tail surfaces and a revised electrical system. A total of 155 were built for delivery to the RAF as the Catalina V although 138 were Lend-Leased to the Soviet Navy as the KM-1 PBV-1A Canadian Vickers built version of the PBY-5A, 380 built including 150 to the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Canso-A and the rest to the USAAF as the OA-10A. USAAF OA-10 United States Army Air Forces designation for PBY-5A, 105 built; 58 aircraft survivors re-designated A-10 in 1948. OA-10A USAAF designation of Canadian Vickers-built version of the PBV-1A, 230 built. Survivors re-designated A-10A in 1948. Three additional aircraft from Navy in 1949 as A-10As. OA-10B USAAF designation of PBY-6A, 75 built.
Re-designated A-10B in 1948. RAF Catalina I Direct purchase aircraft for the Royal Air Force, same as the PBY-5 with six 0.303 in guns (one in bow, four in waist blisters and one aft of the hull step) and powered by two 1,200 hp R-1830-S1C3-G engines, 109 built. Catalina IA Operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force as the Canso, 14 built. Catalina IB Lend-lease PBY-5Bs for the RAF, 225 aircraft built. Catalina II Equipment changes, six built.
Catalina IIA Vickers-Canada built Catalina II for the RAF, 50 built. Catalina IIIA Former U.S. Navy PBY-5As used by the RAF on the North Atlantic Ferry Service, 12 aircraft. These were the only amphibians that saw RAF service. Catalina IVA Lend-lease PBY-5s for the RAF, 93 aircraft. Catalina IVB Lend-lease PB2B-1s for the RAF, some to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Catalina VI Lend-lease PB2B-2s for the RAF, some to the RAAF. RCAF Canso-A RCAF designation for PBV-1A Other Users GST Soviet built version of the PBY-5 (“Gydro Samoliot Transportnyi”). Steward-Davis Super Catalina (“Super Cat”) Catalina converted to use 1,700 hp Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14 engines, with enlarged rudder and other changes. Avalon Turbo Canso Proposed turboprop conversion of Canso water bombers, powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart engines.
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