CANSA C.6

C.6 Falchetto
General information
Type	Military trainer
Manufacturer	CANSA
Designer	Giacomo Mosso and Isidoro Martignago
Number built	2
History
First flight	30 June 1941

The CANSA C.6 was a training biplane developed in Italy during World War II. It was intended as an aerobatic intermediate trainer for the Regia Aeronautica and was of conventional tailskid configuration with a single-bay wing cellule with swept outer panels. Two prototypes were constructed, the single-seat C.6 and the two-seat C.6B, but no production order ensued.

Specifications (C.6B)

Data fromDimensione Cielo ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
• Length: 7.83 m (25 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 8.65 m (28 ft 5 in)
• Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 21.67 m² (233.3 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 930 kg (2,050 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,255 kg (2,767 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Isotta Fraschini Beta RC.10 , 210 kW (280 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
• Stall speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
• Range: 650 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)
• Time to altitude: 7 minutes to 3,000 m (9,800 ft)

References

1. Brotzu & Cosolo 1977, p. 73.

• Brotzu, E.; Cosolo, G. (1977). Dimensione Cielo: Aerei italiani nella 2^a guerra mondiale: Vol. 11 Scuola-Collegamento (in Italian). Rome: Edizioni Dell'Ateneo & Bizzarri.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 230.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 06.
• aerei-italiani.net