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Aviation History
1941
1941 - 1533.PDF
JULY IOTH, 1941. Twenty-seventh of the Series FLIGHT FRIEND or FOE? Two American Flying Boats : The Catalina and the Consotidated-31 Consolidated Catalina. Strut-braced pedestal wing ; both edges taper from centre-section to square tips. Twin radial engines. Gun blisters on slim hull. Tailplane set high onlarge single fin and rudder. ITS important part in the successful action against theBismarck brought wide fame to the Catalina flyingboat which is now doing admirable daily service with Coastal Command in ever-increasing numbers. Of the pedestal wing type, a notable feature of this boat is that the retractable wing-floats form the wing-tips when re- tracted. The wings are braced with double struts, the outer panels tapering on both edges to rather square-cut tips. With only two radial engines to feed and having a Consolidated-31. High cantilever wing tapers to roundedtips. Twin radials in short nacelles. Very deep hull with straight top-line. Oval outrigged twin fins and ruddersRetractable wing floats fold inwards. slim hull of low drag, the range of the Catalina is excep- tionally good. The tailplane, which is mounted high on the fin, has a backswept leading edge and is full cantilever, while the fin and rudder are large, having a gracefully curved lead- ing edge and rounded apex and a slight outward slope down the trailing-edge. Clearly discernible on each flank is a streamlined gun "blister." The Consolidated-31 is so different in general appear- CATALTNA CON.-31
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