CANT 35

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CANT 35
RoleReconnaissance bomber seaplane
National originItaly
Manufacturer CANT
DesignerRaffaele Conflenti
First flight18 May 1932
Number built1
Developed from CANT 21
Variants CANT 37

The CANT 35 was an Italian reconnaissance flying boat built by CANT in the early 1930s.

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Design and development

The CANT 35 was a wooden biplane seaplane with folding wings. The upper wing, moreover, was characterized by the presence of fins Handley Page. The defensive armament consisted of two 7.7 mm machine guns, in as many defensive posts (one central and one anterior). For the falling weapons, some subalar attacks were planned, as well as a photographic equipment for reconnaissance

The CANT 35 was a response to a 1930 requirement for an aircraft suitable to equip some units of the Regia Marina (i.e. the heavy cruisers class Trento and the seaplane supporting ship Giuseppe Miraglia). Engineer Raffaele Conflenti designed a biplane, wooden boat with a central hull, which was purchased on October 24, 1930 for 402,000 lire. He received the military matriculation MM.154. Temporarily transferred to Lisbon on December 21, 1931, he flew for the first time on May 18, 1932 . However, this aircraft did not develop, and the only specimen built was destroyed on June 23 six years later, following an accident.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Garello, Giancarlo; Zorini, Decio (2009). Le Officine aeronautiche CANT 1923-1945. Italy.