CANT 12

CANT 12
Role Flying boat trainer
Manufacturer CANT
Designer Raffaele Conflenti
First flight 1926
Primary user Regia Marina
Number built 1

The CANT 12 was a flying boat and training aircraft that was produced in Italy in the 1920s.

Design

The CANT 12 was a traditional center-shaped seaplane for the era. The hull was characterized by an open cockpit in an advanced position that ended posteriorly in a single-headed cruciform fletching and horizontal braced planes. The wing configuration was biplana, with wings of equal size connected to each other by a series of uprights and tie rods, with the lower one equipped with small floating balancers. The propulsion was entrusted to a single Isotta Fraschini V.6 engine, an air-cooled six-cylinder V engine capable of delivering a power of 250 bhp (190 kW), mounted in a pivotal configuration and connected to a two-bladed wooden propeller fixed.

Development

The CANT 12 was developed in 1926 as a variant of the previous CANT 7. The prototype was built at the Monfalcone shipyard but after flight test results were unsatisfactory and the development program was cancelled.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 9.15 m (30 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 11.80 m (38 ft 8 in)
  • Empty weight: 935 kg (2,061 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Isotta Fraschini V.6 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine , 187 kW (250 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 90 kn)
  • Endurance: 4 hours

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". www.giemmesesto.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Further reading

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