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|image =
|image =PBY-6.jpg
|name =PBY-6 Catalina
|name =PBY-6 Catalina
|type = 2-piston amphibian
|type = flying boat patrol bomber
|livery = ?
|livery =
|fdm =
|fdm =JSBSim
|status = Alpha
|status = Development
|authors =Gerard ROBIN
|authors =Gerard Robin
|fgname = <tt>  </tt>
|fgname =Catalina-OSG
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|download =http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft/#PBY-Catalina
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The PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It could be equipped with depth charges, bombs, torpedoes, and .50 Browning machineguns and was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBYs served with every branch of the US military and in the air forces and navies of many other nations. In the United States Army Air Forces and later in the USAF their designation was the OA-10, while Canadian-built PBYs were known as Cansos.
==Aircraft help==
{| class="prettytable"
|Space  or "s"
|Starter
|-
|f
|Toggle Floats Up/Down
|-
|l
|Release water over your target (water bombing)
|-
|L
|Ask for water loading  when ready
|-
|B
|Parking brake and anchor
|}
===Startup===
# Increase magneto switch and electric master switch on.
# Press the starter.
===Takeoff===
# Unlock parking brakes.
# Push the throttle to maximum.
# When speed 70 knots pull the stick. The aircraft will take off
===Mooring===
It is a seaplane, so i have included the mooring feature which is part of the wonderful [[Boeing 314]]. To start from an airport which has a close mooring place, situate the seaplane automatically on that place, with landing gear UP and Floats DOWN. For example [[KSFO]] which has a mooring place on the San Fransisco Bay near Bay Bridge. Or LFML (Marseilles Marignane) has a mooring place on the Etang de Berre.
The Cables which hold the aircraft in place, are simulated, with the "Brake Parking" feature
[[Image:PBY-6_water.jpg|thumb|270px]]
===Water loading operation===
The best process  is to get in touch, gliding on the water, at 100 kts with half throttle and the elevator  pushed to keep the nose on the water. You want, during loading, to increase to full throttle and, to pull the levator, in order, to raise the nose, and to reduce the coming drag. The aircraft is getting more and more weight and the speed decrease to 70 kts, if you go slower than 55 kts you won't fill. (during the loading period you must see the wakes, which is significant that you are in touch).


  Catalina_onsea:
After 100 seconds, when the water tank (<tt>/consumables/fuel/tank[3]</tt>) is fully loaded (1083 gal_us) the Aircraft has some difficulties to get altitude, be prepared to it. After take off don't forget, you want the floats up.
Catalina-OSG: Catalina PBY-6


== See also ==
===Water bombing===
*[[Table of models]]
# At a low agl, (let's say 200 ft) and over the target which is supposed to be bombed.
# Release the water. The water can be seen falling down.
# The aircraft is right now 4000 kg less , it will suddenly jump upper in the sky, be prepared for it.
# You may again, go back on the sea  and fill again, that process is repeatable as long as you wish it.


== External links ==
==Development status/Issues/Todo==
*http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft/
* Cockipt equipement
* More externals details  and animationson the fuse and engines
* Texture improvement
* Variant textures
* FDM to be improved


[[Category:Aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft]]
[[Category:Historical aircraft]]

Revision as of 12:23, 16 September 2008

PBY-6 Catalina
PBY-6.jpg
Type flying boat patrol bomber
Author(s) Gerard Robin
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= Catalina-OSG
Status Development
Download Download the PBY-6 Catalina aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

The PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It could be equipped with depth charges, bombs, torpedoes, and .50 Browning machineguns and was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBYs served with every branch of the US military and in the air forces and navies of many other nations. In the United States Army Air Forces and later in the USAF their designation was the OA-10, while Canadian-built PBYs were known as Cansos.

Aircraft help

Space or "s" Starter
f Toggle Floats Up/Down
l Release water over your target (water bombing)
L Ask for water loading when ready
B Parking brake and anchor

Startup

  1. Increase magneto switch and electric master switch on.
  2. Press the starter.

Takeoff

  1. Unlock parking brakes.
  2. Push the throttle to maximum.
  3. When speed 70 knots pull the stick. The aircraft will take off

Mooring

It is a seaplane, so i have included the mooring feature which is part of the wonderful Boeing 314. To start from an airport which has a close mooring place, situate the seaplane automatically on that place, with landing gear UP and Floats DOWN. For example KSFO which has a mooring place on the San Fransisco Bay near Bay Bridge. Or LFML (Marseilles Marignane) has a mooring place on the Etang de Berre.

The Cables which hold the aircraft in place, are simulated, with the "Brake Parking" feature

PBY-6 water.jpg

Water loading operation

The best process is to get in touch, gliding on the water, at 100 kts with half throttle and the elevator pushed to keep the nose on the water. You want, during loading, to increase to full throttle and, to pull the levator, in order, to raise the nose, and to reduce the coming drag. The aircraft is getting more and more weight and the speed decrease to 70 kts, if you go slower than 55 kts you won't fill. (during the loading period you must see the wakes, which is significant that you are in touch).

After 100 seconds, when the water tank (/consumables/fuel/tank[3]) is fully loaded (1083 gal_us) the Aircraft has some difficulties to get altitude, be prepared to it. After take off don't forget, you want the floats up.

Water bombing

  1. At a low agl, (let's say 200 ft) and over the target which is supposed to be bombed.
  2. Release the water. The water can be seen falling down.
  3. The aircraft is right now 4000 kg less , it will suddenly jump upper in the sky, be prepared for it.
  4. You may again, go back on the sea and fill again, that process is repeatable as long as you wish it.

Development status/Issues/Todo

  • Cockipt equipement
  • More externals details and animationson the fuse and engines
  • Texture improvement
  • Variant textures
  • FDM to be improved