CATALINA EPS FOAM RC AIRPLANE was was built by Consolidated Aircraft and was used by every branch of the US military as well as the air forces and navies of many other nations. It first flew on March 28, 1935, and at that time the cost was $90, 000.00 per plane. It was produced from 1936-1945, and slightly more then 4, 000 were manufactured. It could be equipped with depth charges, bombs, torpedoes and. 50 caliper Browning machine guns. They were used as search planes, search and rescue planes, patrol bombers, convoy escorts, transports and for antisubmarine warfare. In civilian use they have served as transports, small passenger planes and for fire fighting, and they continue to fly today. The PBY was the most successful plane of its kind and the most produced flying boat.
The motors on the real Catalina were closer together than the ones on the model and had smaller three bladed props. The wing supports were shorter and the wing was closer to the fuselage. There are no floats visible on the wing tips on the Catalina sea planes in the picture because they went up and fitted into the wing during flight, and the floats became the wing tips. My Catalina is "stand off scale" I still very much enjoy its appearance.

Model No.: TBE-A021

Kit Contents:

Two piece foam wings
One piece foam fuselage with hatch cover
Four servos, FM transmitter and receiver
Two 370 motors with gearboxes and mounting sticks
Foam engine covers
Foam horizontal stabilizer with rudder
Foam vertical piece and rudder
7-cell 1000 mAh NiMH flight battery pack
Wall Charger for 7-cell battery pack
ESC for twin brushed motors
Four propellers and two spinners (set of spare props)
Aileron servo covers
Connecting control rods and wing support rods
Ast hardware, hinges and tools