De officiele maten van een PBY.
Het schaalmodel in de 72'' uitvoering gaat zo'n 3,5 tot 4,5 kilo wegen (o.a. afhankelijk van accu's en motoren) en heeft een spanwijdte van 182,9 cm.
| Specification | cat 3 |
| CREW | 6-9 | |
| ENGINE | 2 x P+W "Twin Wasp", 880kW | |
| WEIGHTS | ||
| Take-off weight | 14700-16066 kg | 32408 - 35420 lb |
| Empty weight | 9485 kg | 20911 lb |
| DIMENSIONS | ||
| Wingspan | 30.5 m | 100 ft 1 in |
| Length | 19.5 m | 64 ft 0 in |
| Height | 18.3 m | 60 ft 0 in |
| Wing area | 130.0 m2 | 1399.31 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE | ||
| Max. speed | 275 km/h | 171 mph |
| Cruise speed | 250 km/h | 155 mph |
| Ceiling | 4500 m | 14750 ft |
| Range w/max.fuel | 4100 km | 2548 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 5 machine-guns, 1800kg of bombs | |
Technical Data
Length: – 63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)
Height: – 21 ft 1 in (6.15 m)
Wingspan: – 104 ft (31.70 m)
With Floats Down: – 100 ft
Thread: – 89ft 4 In
Wing area: – 1400 sq ft (130 sq m)
Hull Width: – 10 ft 2.5 in (3.11 m)
Draught at 27,000 lbs – 0.8 m - 2 ft 9 in
Propeller to Water Height: – 4 ft (1.2 m)
Zero-lift drag coefficient: – 0.0309
Drag area: – 43.26 ft² (4.02 m²)
Aspect ratio: – 7.73
Wing loading: – 25.3 lb/ft² (123.6 kg/m²)
Lift-to-drag ratio: – 11.9