United States' Consolidated PB2Y Coronado flying boat^1,2

Consolidated PB2Y Coronado:
United States' United States' Consolidated PB2Y Coronado

Design

The Consolidated PB2Y Coronado won a 1935 United States Navy competition for a patrol bomber flying boat.²

The wing floats retracted into the wingtips.¹

The XPB2Y-1 first flew in December 1937, and it had a single tail fin.^1,2 Because of it's lateral instability it was changed into a twin fin.¹

The first order was placed in March 1939 for six PB2Y-2s.² The last delivery was in October 1943.²

XPB2Y-1: Prototype.^1,2 Had four Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp engines (1,050 HP).²
PB2Y-2: First production model.² Had four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-78 Twin Wasp engines (1,200 HP) with two stage turbo chargers.² Entered service on December 31, 1940.²
PB2Y-3: Had self sealing fuel tanks and armor.^1,2 Had four Pratt & Whitney R-1830-88 engines.²
PB2Y-3B / Coronado Mk I: Ten were supplied to Great Britain.¹ Used primarily for hauling freight and passengers.^1,2
PB2Y-3R: Transport.^1,2 Could carry 44 passengers or 16,000 lb / 7,258 kg of freight.² Thirty one were converted.²
PB2Y-5: Had R-1830-92 engines.^1,2 Could carry more fuel.²
PB2Y-5H: Casualty evacuation that could carry 25 stretchers.^1,2
PB4Y-2: Six were built.¹ Were operated by the US Navy VP-13 squadron.¹ Carried 5,443 kg of bombs.¹
PBY-3: 210 built and used in the Pacific.¹

Britain and the United States used the Coronado.²

	Consolidated PB2Y Coronado²	Consolidated PB2Y-3 Coronado¹
Type	Patrol flying boat² Transport flying boat²	Flying boat patrol bomber¹
Crew	7 - 10²
Engine (Type)	4: Pratt & Whitney R-1800 Twin Wasp²	4: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-88 Twin Wasp piston¹
Cylinders	Radial 14²	Radial¹
Cooling
HP	1,200 each²	1,200 each¹
Propeller blades	3 each²	Inside engines: 4¹ Outside engines: 3¹
Dimensions
Span - floats retracted	115'² 35.05 m²	115'¹ 35.05 m¹
Length	79' 3"² 24.15 m²	79' 3"¹ 24.16 m¹
Height	27' 6"² 8.38 m²	27' 6"¹ 8.38 m¹
Wing area		1,780 ft² ¹ 165.36 m² ¹
Weight
Empty		40,850 lb¹, 40,935 lb² 18,568 kg^1,2
Loaded		67,857 lb¹, 68,000 lb² 30,844 kg¹, 30,845 kg²
Performance
Speed at sea level		199 mph² 320 kph²
Speed @ 20,000' / 6,095 m		223 mph¹ 359 kph¹
Speed @ 20,000' / 6,096 m		213 mph² 343 kph²
Cruising speed		140 mph² 225 kph²
Climb		570'/minute² 174 m/minute²
Service ceiling		20,100'² 6,126 m²
Range		1,490 miles² 2,398 km²
Maximum range		2,365 miles¹, 2,370 miles² 3,814 km^1,2
Armament	8: 0.5" MG²
Bow, dorsal, tail turrets		2: 12.7 mm MG each¹
Beam positions		1: 12.7 mm MG each side¹
Bombs, torpedoes, or mines	8,000 lb² 3,629 kg²
Bombs, depth charges, or torpedoes		11,975 lb¹ 5,443 kg¹

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