CANT Z.509

CANT Z.509
Role	Mail plane Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	CANT
First flight	1937
Introduction	1937
Primary user	Ala Littoria
Number built	3

The CANT Z.509 was a three-engine Italian floatplane developed from the Z.506A for use as a mailplane.

Design and development

Designed as a larger and heavier version of the Z.506A, three aircraft were built in 1937 for Ala Littoria. The aircraft were for use on the airline's transatlantic postal service to South America. The aircraft was a twin-float seaplane powered by three Fiat A.80 R.C.41 radial engines. With the outbreak of World War II, development of the type was abandoned.

Operators

 Kingdom of Italy

• Ala Littoria

Specifications (Z.509)

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General characteristics

• Length: 19.15 m (62 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 28.32 m (92 ft 11 in)
• Height: 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 99.95 m² (1,075.8 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 9,979 kg (22,000 lb)
• Gross weight: 15,966 kg (35,200 lb)
• Powerplant: 3 × Fiat A.80 R.C.41 18-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines

Performance

• Maximum speed: 425 km/h (264 mph, 229 kn) at 4,500 m (14,760 ft)
• Cruise speed: 349 km/h (217 mph, 189 kn)
• Range: 3,748 km (2,329 mi, 2,024 nmi) to 3,988 km (2,478 mi; 2,153 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,240 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.4 m/s (1,060 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 4,500 m (14,760 ft) in 14 minutes

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Consolidated PBY Catalina
• Heinkel He 115

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to CANT Z.509.

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing
• Thompson, Jonathan W. Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930–1945, New York: Aero Publishers Inc., 1963. ISBN 0-8168-6500-0.

This page was last edited on 30 January 2023, at 10:10