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CANT Z.508

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Top speed
  
315 km/h

Length
  
21 m

Wingspan
  
30 m

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Manufacturer
  
Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini

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

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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.

Specifications (Z.508)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945

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)

    • References

    CANT Z.508 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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