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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, the other entered service with the Italy’s Airline ‘Società Italiana Servizi Aerei’.
Variants
Cant 6
Three engine bomber aircraft, one only built.
CANT 6ter
11-seat passenger transport aircraft, two only built.
Specifications
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).
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