CANT 12

CANT 12
General information
Type	Flying boat trainer
Manufacturer	CANT
Designer	Raffaele Conflenti
Primary user	Regia Marina
Number built	1
History
First flight	1926

The CANT 12 was a flying boat and training aircraft that was produced in Italy in the 1920s.

Design

The CANT 12 was a traditional center-shaped seaplane for the era. The hull was characterized by an open cockpit in an advanced position that ended posteriorly in a single-headed cruciform fletching and horizontal braced planes. The wing configuration was biplane, with wings of equal size connected to each other by a series of uprights and tie rods, with the lower one equipped with small floating balancers. The propulsion was entrusted to a single Isotta Fraschini V.6 engine, an air-cooled six-cylinder V engine capable of delivering a power of 250 bhp (190 kW), mounted in a pivotal configuration and connected to a two-bladed wooden propeller fixed.

Development

The CANT 12 was developed in 1926 as a variant of the previous CANT 7. The prototype was built at the Monfalcone shipyard but after flight test results were unsatisfactory and the development program was cancelled.

Specifications

Data from

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 9.15 m (30 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 11.80 m (38 ft 8 in)
• Empty weight: 935 kg (2,061 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Isotta Fraschini V.6 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine , 187 kW (250 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 90 kn)
• Endurance: 4 hours

See also

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes