CANT Z.509
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| CANT Z.509 | |
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| Type | Mailplane |
| Manufacturer | Cantiere Navali Triestino |
| Maiden flight | 1937 |
| Introduced | 1937 |
| Primary user | Ala Littoria |
| Number built | 3 |
The CANT Z.509 was a three-engined Italian float plane developed from the CANT Z.506A for use as a mailplane.
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[edit] Design and development
Designed as a larger and heavier version of the CANT Z.506A three aircraft were built in 1937 for Ala Littoria. The aircraft were for use on the airlines transatlantic postal service to South America. The aircraft was a twin-float seaplane powered by three Fiat A.80 RC 41 radial engines. With the outbreak of the Second World War development of the type was abandoned.
[edit] Operators
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[edit] Specifications (Z.509)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985 , Orbis Publishing
General characteristics
- Length: 19.25 m (63 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 28.32 m (92 ft 11 in)
- Height: 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 100 m² (1076.43 ft²)
- Empty weight: 9980 kg (22000 lb)
- Gross weight: 15965 kg (35200 lb) each
Performance
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985 , Orbis Publishing
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
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