 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(November 2021) |
| C.4 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Trainer/tourer |
| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | Construzioni Aeonautiche Novaresi S.A (CANSA) |
| First flight | 1942 |
The CANSA C.4 was a single engine, open cockpit, tandem seat training aircraft and tourer flown in Italy in 1942.
The last of a series of three CANSA trainer designs, preceded by the C.5 and C.6, the C.4 was the only monoplane. It had a low, straight tapered wing; no flaps were fitted. The empennage was conventional, with the tailplane mounted on top of the fuselage. The elevators were split so that the unbalanced rudder, which extended to the bottom of the fuselage, could move between them. The fin and rudder together were straight edged and round topped. [1]
The fabric covered fuselage was flat sided, with a rounded decking. The two occupants sat in separate cockpits, the forward one at the wing leading edge and the second close behind over mid-chord. The cockpits were open but fitted with windscreens and short sidescreens. The C.4 was powered by a 67 kW (90 hp), 4-cylinder inline, air-cooled, inverted CANSA C.80 engine. It had a fixed, conventional undercarriage with a tailskid. [1]
The C.4 was built as both a training aircraft and a tourer [1] but production numbers are not known.
Data from Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930-1945 [1]
General characteristics
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