CANT 7

CANT 7
Role	Flying boat trainer
Manufacturer	CANT
Designer	Raffaele Conflenti
First flight	1924
Primary user	SISA
Number built	34

The CANT 7 was a flying boat training 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.

Operators

•  Italy
  • SISA

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2, 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 V.4BB, 112 kW (150 hp)

Performance

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

See also

Related lists

• List of seaplanes and flying boats
  

References

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

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