CANT 6

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 Società Italiana Servizi Aerei.

CANT 6
Role Maritime patrol flying boat
Manufacturer CANT
Designer Raffaele Conflenti
First flight 1925
Number built 3

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

Operators
 Kingdom of Italy

Specifications (6ter)
CANT 6ter photo from Le Document aéronautique June,1928

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three
  • Capacity: 11 passengers
  • Length: 14.94 m (49 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 22.11 m (72 ft 6 in)
  • Empty weight: 4,500 kg (9,920 lb)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Lorraine-Dietrich 12Db , 298 kW (400 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
  • Range: 1,150 km (720 mi, 630 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,120 ft)

See also

Related lists

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