CANT 7

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CANT 7
Type Flying boat trainer
Manufacturer CANT
Designed by Raffaele Conflenti
Maiden flight 1924
Primary user SISA
Number built 34

The CANT 7 was a flying boat trainer aircraft produced in Italy in the 1920s. It was a conventional biplane design with single-bay, unstaggered wings of equal span. The single engine was mounted below the upper wing. The aircraft was designed to prepare pilots for flying boat airliners, and most of the examples produced were purchased by SISA for this purpose.

[edit] Operators

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
  • Length: 9.15 m (30 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.80 m (38 ft 8 in)
  • Empty weight: 935 kg (2,061 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Isotta Fraschini V4BB, 112 kW (150 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph)
  • Endurance: 4 hours

[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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