CANT 25
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| CANT 25 | |
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| Type | Flying-boat fighter |
| Manufacturer | Cantiere Navali Triestino |
| Designed by | Raffaele Conflenti |
| Maiden flight | 1927 |
| Introduced | 1931 |
| Primary user | Regia Aeronautica |
The CANT 25 was an Italian single-seat flying boat fighter that entered service with the Regia Aeronautica in 1931.
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[edit] Design and development
The CANT 25 was developed from the earlier CANT 18 flying-boat to meet a requirement for a flying-boat fighter for the Italian Air Force. The aircraft was built in two versions, the CAN 25M with removable wings and the CANT 25AR which was strengthened for catapualt launching and had folding wings.
[edit] Variants
- CANT 25M
- Production version with detachable wings
- CANT 25AR
- Catapault launchable version with folding wings
[edit] Operators
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[edit] Specifications (CANT 25M)
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 8.75 m (28 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 5 in)
- Gross weight: 1,645 kg (3,627 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.20, 306 kW (410 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 242 km/h (151 mph)
Armament
- two forward-facing 0.303 (7.7mm) Vickers machine guns in the bow
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985 , Orbis Publishing
[edit] See also
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