CANT Z.508

CANT Z.508
General information
Type	Heavy bomber flying boat
Manufacturer	Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini
Number built	3
History
First flight	1936

The CANT Z.508 was a three-engine Italian flying boat developed from the CANT Z.501 for use as a heavy bomber.

Design and development

Designed as a scaled-up three-engine version of the single-engine Z.501 for use as a heavy bomber. The aircraft was not put into production although the prototype set several world records for its class, including the lifting of a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) load. ^[1]

Specifications (Z.508)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, ^[2] Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Length: 21.46 m (70 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 30.00 m (98 ft 5 in)
• Height: 5.66 m (18 ft 7 in)
• Powerplant: 3 × Isotta-Fraschini Asso XI R.C.40 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines, 630 kW (840 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 315 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn)
• Alighting speed: 121 km/h; 65 kn (75 mph)

See also

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes

References

1. Thompson, Jonathan W. (1963). Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945. USA: Aero Publishers Inc. ISBN   978-0-8168-6500-0. LCCN   63-17621.
2. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Orbis. 1985. OCLC   669683964.