The CANT 36 was a
trainer developed in
Italy
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in the 1930s. It was a conventional design with fixed
tailskid undercarriage and accommodation for the pilot and instructor in tandem, open
cockpit
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s. Intended for advanced training, it was equipped with a powerful 187 kW (250 hp) engine. The single
prototype
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was evaluated by the ''
Regia Aeronautica
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'', but when no purchase order was forthcoming, no further examples were built.
Specifications
References
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aerei-italiani.net
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CANT 36
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 ...
1930s Italian military trainer aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1932
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