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SH 47
Consolidated PBY Catalina

Role: Naval Patrol and ASW aircraft
Manufactor: Consolidated Ltd.
In service: 1938 - 1966
Crew: 4
Wingspan: 31,70m
Length: 19,46m
Heigth: 6,15m
Empty weight: 9,485kg
Take off weight: 16,066kg
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW each) each
Top speed: 314km/ h
Range: 4030km
Ceiling: 4000m
Armament: 3× .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail)
.50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister)
4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs or depth charges; torpedo racks were also available
Sensors: 1x PS-19/A surface search radar i later models.