Non Direct Cross Country

[Flying Trucker]

Good morning all...

Old Girl is out so got to play with this electronic gizmo...

Windows 10 and FSX Deluxe/Acceleration

Non Direct Cross Country not completed yet.

Aircraft: Aerosoft PBY Catalina/Canso PBY-6A "Aus Black Cat"

Flight Plan: "VFR"
Departure: Abbotsford (CYXX) British Columbia, Canada
Destination: Campbell River (CAE3) Seaplane Base (SPB) British Columbia, Canada

Season is Winter and Time is early morning

ORBX Scenery and Weather

The Bendix King (KLN90B) can perform many functions, although not made anymore and hard to find information on them on the Bendix King Website the Unit helps make Navigation much easier.


Cockpit showing one of the functions of the Bendix King (KLN90B)


Cockpit


Jump Seats behind Pilots showing entrance to rear compartment, Lighting Panel and part of the Engineers Panel


Port engine


Pictures #5 & #6 showing some rough terrain...might be hard to get a Christmas Tree out of there with this aeroplane...




Virtual Cockpit Shot showing another function of the Bendix King (KLN90B)



Comments and Advice most welcome...

[Roypcox]

A very nice cat you have there Trucker. Great picture quality! Thanks for the share

[Roypcox]

If I remember correctly they had the same engine as the C-47 {1830 twin-wasp}

[Flying Trucker]

Here you go Roy...


Douglas DC3

General characteristics
Crew: two
Capacity: 21–32 passengers
Length: 64 ft 8 in (19.7 m)
Wingspan: 95 ft 2 in (29.0 m)
Height: 16 ft 11 in (5.16 m)
Wing area: 987 sq ft (91.7 m2)
Aspect ratio: 9.17
Airfoil: NACA2215 / NACA2206
Empty weight: 16,865 lb (7,650 kg)
Gross weight: 25,199 lb (11,430 kg)
Fuel capacity: 822 gal. (3736 l)
Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,100 hp (820 kW) each
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3G Twin Wasp 14-cyl. air-cooled two row radial piston engine, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each
Propellers: 3-bladed Hamilton Standard 23E50 series, 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) diameter

Performance
Maximum speed: 200 kn; 370 km/h (230 mph) at 8,500 ft (2,590 m)
Cruise speed: 180 kn; 333 km/h (207 mph)
Stall speed: 58.2 kn (67 mph; 108 km/h)
Service ceiling: 23,200 ft (7,100 m)
Rate of climb: 1,130 ft/min (5.7 m/s)
Wing loading: 25.5 lb/sq ft (125 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.0952 hp/lb (156.5 W/kg)

Consolidated PBY 5A & 6A Catalina...Canso

General characteristics
Crew: 10 — pilot, co-pilot, bow turret gunner, flight engineer, radio operator, navigator, radar operator, two waist gunners, ventral gunner
Length: 63 ft 10 7/16 in (19.46 m)
Wingspan: 104 ft 0 in (31.70 m)
Height: 21 ft 1 in (6.15 m)
Wing area: 1,400 ft² (130 m²)
Empty weight: 20,910 lb (9,485 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 35,420 lb (16,066 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW each) each
Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0309
Drag area: 43.26 ft² (4.02 m²)
Aspect ratio: 7.73

Performance
Maximum speed: 196 mph (314 km/h)
Cruise speed: 125 mph (201 km/h)
Range: 2,520 mi (4,030 km)
Service ceiling: 15,800 ft (4,000 m)
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
Wing loading: 25.3 lb/ft² (123.6 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.034 hp/lb (0.056 kW/kg)
Lift-to-drag ratio: 11.9

Armament
3 .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail)
2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister)
4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs or depth charges; torpedo racks were also available

Thanks for your comments...

[Shadowcaster]

Nice job Doug, A Cat in the PNW = Heaven
I really must get to grips with using these nav aids I'm totally clueless with the electronic sorcery of the things

Cheers
Rich

[Flying Trucker]

Good-morning Rich...

Technology gets better every day, at least that is what the College Boys think...

Have a look at just some of the units available, and I say just some...

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Aircraft ... 29&bih=607

When I started flying about in rag and wood/tube aeroplanes the Helicopter was a novelty and the VOR was still on the Drawing Board.

The ADF and Map Reading was the Navigational Practice.

If a World War ever happens the first things to go will be the Satellites, so much for GPS.
The ADF will still be operational as long as there are Radio Stations.
We had to learn Morse Code as a Pilot both in the Military and as a Civilian. The Private Pilots Licence at one time required the learning of Morse Code along with the HAM RADIO LICENCE...they have dropped Morse Code as a Requirement for most Civilian Licenses...a BIG Mistake.

The Dual ADF Gauge was very popular operating along with the Dual VOR Gauge when VOR Navigation came into being.

I suppose they have or will develop a Navigation System that does not rely on Satellites, they have made or making Space Travel where a Human does not have to go to a Bathroom/Washroom, just look at all the Star Trek Movies and Space Movies. Have never once seen Captain Kirk or Captain Picard get up and say they are going to the Bathroom/Washroom...probably because they do not have PROPELLERS OR BATHROOMS on those Flying Machines...

Thanks again for your reply Rich...sorry to get so dang long winded again...

[Shadowcaster]

sorry to get so dang long winded again...

Not at all Doug, it's good to learn, as I say I know very little about the art of navigation, yes I can follow a line on the GPS but know nothing about ADF and Radios ect. I must set aside some time and learn, no doubt I'll be bombarding the forum with questions.

Cheers
Rich