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CANT 26

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Top speed
  
165 km/h

Length
  
7.1 m

Wingspan
  
10 m

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The CANT 26 was an Italian two-seat biplane trainer built by CANT.

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Design and development

The CANT 26 was an unusual product of CANT as it was a landplane. It was a two-seat biplane with tailwheel landing gear and powered by a 60 kW (80 hp) engine. Only seven examples were built, one of which competed in the Challenge 1929 trials, and another of which was temporarily converted into a seaplane. One plane was registered in Argentina as R-183 and it was later sold to an Italian citizen resident in Paraguay, Nicola Bo in 1932. He sold it to the Paraguayan Military Air Arm. It received the serial T-6 and it was used as a liaison aircraft during the Chaco War. It was destroyed in a fatal accident during the war on May 5, 1933, killing Capt. José D. Jara (pilot) and Lt. Niemann (passenger).

Operators

 Paraguay
  • Paraguayan Air Force

    • Specifications

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
  • Length: 7.10 m (23 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Empty weight: 530 kg (1,168 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.50, 60 kW (80 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph)
  • Range: 810 km (505 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 3,800 m (12,464 ft)

    • References

    CANT 26 Wikipedia
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