CANT 6

CANT 6
General information
Type	Maritime patrol flying boat
Manufacturer	CANT
Designer	Raffaele Conflenti
Number built	3
History
First flight	1925

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.

Variants

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

Operators

Kingdom of Italy

• Società Italiana Servizi Aerei (S.I.S.A.)

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

• List of flying boats and floatplanes

References

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