Cant Z.506 S Airone – фото и видео

Фотогалерея Cant No.506 S Airone, The CANT Z.506 Airone (Italian: Heron) was a triple-engine floatplane produced by CANT from 1935. It served as a transport and postal aircraft with the Italian airline “Ala Littoria”. It established 10 world records in 1936 and another 10 in 1937. During World War II it was used as a reconnaissance aircraft, bomber and air-sea rescue plane, by the Italian Regia Aeronautica and Regia Marina, Aeronautica Cobelligerante del Sud, Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana and the Luftwaffe. The military version revealed itself to be one of the best floatplanes ever built. Despite its wooden structure it was able to operate in very rough seas. A number of Z.506S air-sea rescue aircraft remained in service until 1959.

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The CANT Z.506 S Airone was a variant of the CANT Z.506 Airone, a trimotor floatplane produced by the Italian company CANT from 1935. It was used as a transport and postal aircraft by the Italian airline Ala Littoria, and also as a reconnaissance, bomber and air-sea rescue plane during World War II by various air forces. The CANT Z.506 S was a dedicated air-sea rescue version that remained in service until 1959. It had a wooden structure covered with plywood and metal floats. It was powered by three Alfa Romeo 126 RC.34 radial engines that gave it a maximum speed of 370 km/h and an endurance of 23 hours. It could carry up to 1,200 kg of bombs or one 800 kg torpedo, and had four machine guns for defense. The CANT Z.506 S was considered one of the best floatplanes ever built, as it could operate in very rough seas and set several world records for its class.