CANT 6

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CANT 6
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RoleMaritime patrol flying boat
Manufacturer CANT
Designer Raffaele Conflenti
First flight 1925
Number built3

The CANT 6 was a flying boat designed for Italian military service in 1925. It was a large biplane of conventional design with three engines mounted in nacelles within the interplane gap. Only a single example was produced in its original military configuration, followed by two further aircraft redesigned as 11-seat passenger aircraft. One of these was retained by CANT, but the other entered airline service with Società Italiana Servizi Aerei.

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Variants

CANT 6ter photo from Le Document aeronautique June,1928 CANT 6 ter Le Document aeronautique June,1928.jpg
CANT 6ter photo from Le Document aéronautique June,1928

Operators

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Specifications (6ter)

General characteristics

Performance

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