CANT 10

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CANT 10
Type Flying boat airliner
Manufacturer CANT
Designed by Raffaele Conflenti
Maiden flight 1925
Primary user SISA
Number built 18

The CANT 10 was a flying boat airliner produced in Italy in the 1920s. It was a conventional biplane design with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span and seating for four passengers within the hull, while the pilot sat in an open cockpit. The engine was mounted in a pusher configuration in the interplane gap. The CANT 10 flying boats were used by SISA for over a decade linking destinations in the Adriatic Sea.

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  • CANT 10 :
  • CANT 10ter :

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[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Capacity: 4 passengers
  • Length: 10.10 m (33 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.10 m (43 ft 0 in)
  • Empty weight: 1,550 kg (3,420 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,350 kg (5,180 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.12bis, 224 kW (300 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph)
  • Range: 595 km (370 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 4,200 m (13,780 ft)

[edit] References

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 269. 
  • aerei-italiani.net


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