HARS Black Cat - Catalina PBY 6A

28/03/2025

Welcome to new recruit Glenn!! its great to have you on the restoration team.

15/03/2025

Catalina update
The cat team has been working on felix carrying out general maintenance to maintain felix while
working on the Left hand Center section trailing edge replacing the badly damaged ribs with some
ribs that we recovered from New Zealand.
These ribs from NZ also had some damage but were in better condition than what we had so these
were repaired before fitting in to the trailing edge.
We have also carried out some insitu repairs of some of the ribs that did not required full removal
and replacement.
This Left hand Center section trailing edge will soon start to have a new fabric covering installed.
We can then start on the right hand center section trailing edge and right hand outboard trailing
edge section for their repairs to their ribs and mounting extrusion.
The corrosion that was found on the on the right hand rear spar has been repaired, and the
refurbishing of the aileron control rods and control rod bearing assemblies is progressing.
To the casual observer it may not seem like a lot has been happening but a lot has been achieved
and the work to get Felix back in the air is progressing.

12/09/2023

https://youtu.be/WcbZ3CzettI?si=BEHlpU_IZI4kFV8F

What a great video !

NMM / NTM Catalina restauratie deel 10 / Soesterberg / Nieuw Vennep

28/08/2023

Hello All,
Here is the latest update on the Catalina.
As you know the Catalina has been out of the air for some time undergoing maintenance.

Both inboard fabric trailing edge sections have been removed for inspection / repair and fabric recovering.

While these trailing edge sections are off it is allowing us to carefully examine the aileron control rod system and the wing rear spar and easily inspect other areas of the aircraft that have been difficult to inspect previously.

23/07/2023

Fantastic photo credit to our crew member Dick Simpson!

23/07/2023

Rathmines and Lake Illawarra Landings!

23/07/2023

Meet some of our AMAZING crew which volunteer their time and skill to keep 'Felix' our Black Cat Flying!

23/07/2023

As donations and sponsors came in, crew were able to continue restorations.

23/07/2023

As donations and sponsors came in, the crew were able to continue restoration.

23/07/2023

As donations and sponsors came in, the crew were be able to continue restorations.

23/07/2023

As donations and sponsors came in, the crew were able to improve restorations.