CANT Z.508

CANT Z.508
Role	Heavy bomber flying boat
Manufacturer	Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini
First flight	1936
Number built	1

The CANT Z.508 was a three-engine Italian flying boat developed from the CANT Z.501 for use as a heavy bomber.

Design and development

Designed as a scaled-up three-engine version of the single-engine Z.501 for use as a heavy bomber. The aircraft was not put into production although the prototype set several world records for its class, including the lifting of a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) load.^[1]

Specifications (Z.508)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft,^[2] Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945^[1]

General characteristics

• Length: 21.46 m (70 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 30.00 m (98 ft 5 in)
• Height: 5.66 m (18 ft 7 in)
• Powerplant: 3 × Isotta-Fraschini Asso XI R.C.40 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines, 630 kW (840 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 315 km/h; 170 kn (196 mph)
• alighting speed: 121 km/h; 65 kn (75 mph)

See also

Related lists

• List of seaplanes and flying boats

References

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• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing