 
 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