Crew 7-9
First flight 1935
Entered service 1936
Manufacturer Consolidated
Dimensions (PBY-5A)
Length 63 ft 10 in 19.5 m
Wingspan 104 ft 0 in 34.7 m
Height 20 ft 2 in 16.15 m
Wing area ft² m²
Weights
Empty 20,910 lb 9,485 kg
Maximum 35,420 lb 16,099 kg
Powerplant
Engines Two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial piston engines
Power (each) 1200 hp 895 kW
Performance (PBY-5A)
Maximum speed 179 mph 288 km/h
Range 2545 miles 4096 km
Service ceiling 14,700 ft 4480 m
Rate of climb 690 ft/min 210 m/min
Avionics
Avionics
Armament
Guns 2 x 30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns in nose; 1 x 50 cal (12.7 mm) machine gun in each waist blister
Bombs 4000 lb (1800 kg) of bombs or depth charges