CANT 6

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CANT 6
Type Maritime patrol flying boat
Manufacturer CANT
Designed by Raffaele Conflenti
Maiden flight 1925
Number built 3

The CANT 6 was a flying boat designed for Italian military service in 1925. It was a large biplane of conventional design with three engines mounted in nacelles within the interplane gap. Only a single example was produced in its original military configuration, followed by two further aircraft redesigned as 11-seat passenger aircraft. One of these was retained by CANT, but the other entered airline service with SISA.


[edit] Variants

  • Cant 6 : Three-engined bomber aircraft. One built.
  • CANT 6ter : 11-seat passenger transport aircraft. Two built.

[edit] Operators


[edit] Specifications (6ter)

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three
  • Capacity: 11 passengers
  • Length: 49 ft 0 in (14.94 m)
  • Wingspan: 72 ft 6 in (22.11 m)
  • Empty weight: 9,920 lb (4,500 kg)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db, 400 hp (300 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 120 mph (190 km/h)
  • Range: 720 miles (1,150 km)
  • Service ceiling: 13,120 ft (4,000 m)

[edit] References

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


[edit] See also

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