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Side view of the engines and wing of a US-2 A US-2 during takeoff A JMSDF US-2 at Haneda Airport. Data from ShinMaywa [31] [32] [33] General characteristics. Crew: 11 (2 pilots, 1 search-and-rescue coordinator, 2 on-board maintenance personnel, 3 divers, 2 paramedics, and 1 sensor operator) [34] Capacity: 20 passengers or 12 stretchers
The PB2Y Coronado is a large flying boat patrol bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft, and used by the US Navy during World War II in bombing, antisubmarine, medical/hospital plane, and transport roles. Obsolete by the end of the war, Coronados were quickly taken out of service.
Three Canadair CL-215 amphibious flying boats. The following is a list of seaplanes, which includes floatplanes and flying boats.A seaplane is any airplane that has the capability of landing and taking off from water, while an amphibian is a seaplane which can also operate from land.
Short S23 "C" Class or "Empire" flying boat A PBM Mariner takes off in 1942 Dornier X in 1932. A flying boat is a type of seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. [1] It differs from a floatplane in having a fuselage that is purpose-designed for flotation, while floatplanes rely on fuselage-mounted floats for buoyancy.
One PBY-6A used by the United States Coast Guard as a staff transport. PB2B-1 Boeing Canada built PBY-5 flying boat for the RAF and RCAF from 1942. 240 built. PB2B-1A Boeing Canada built PBY-5A amphibious aircraft for the RCAF from 1943. 55 built. [47] PB2B-2 Boeing Canada version of the PBY-5 but with the taller PBN-1 fin. 67 built.
PBY Catalina Survivors identifies Catalinas on display, and includes aircraft designations, status, serial numbers, locations and additional information. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Co.
A U.S. Navy PBM-1 of Patrol Squadron 56 (VP-56) in 1940. A PBM-5 on the deck of USS Norton Sound in April 1945 off Saipan A U.S. Navy PBM of Fleet Air Wing 6 is hoisted aboard the seaplane tender USS Curtiss (AV-4) after a mine-hunting patrol off North Korea during the Korean War (1950-1953).
US-1A flying boat Flight deck of a US-1A A US-1A floating on the sea Deployed landing gear of a US-1A. Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89 [12] General characteristics. Crew: 4 flight crew, 1 auxiliary crew seat and 2 observers; Capacity: 20 seated passengers / 12 stretchers; Length: 33.46 m (109 ft 9 in) Wingspan: 33.15 m (108 ft ...