CANT 36
Role	Military trainer aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	CANT
Designer	Raffaele Conflenti
First flight	1932
Number built	1

The CANT 36 was a trainer developed in Italy in the 1930s. It was a conventional design with fixed tailskid undercarriage and accommodation for the pilot and instructor in tandem, open cockpits. Intended for advanced training, it was equipped with a powerful 187 kW (250 hp) engine. The single prototype was evaluated by the Regia Aeronautica, but when no purchase order was forthcoming, no further examples were built.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 2, pilot and instructor
• Length: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
• Empty weight: 950 kg (2,094 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 200 , 187 kW (250 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
• Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,400 ft)

Armament

• 2 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) machine guns

References

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• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 269.
• aerei-italiani.net