The CNA C-7 was a small nine-cylinder
supercharged
In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement.
The current categorisation is that a supercharger is a form of forced induct ...
, geared, single row
radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is ca ...
designed in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
in the early 1930s.
[ Three light aircraft class world altitude records were set by the CNA C-7 powered ]Fiat AS.1
The Fiat AS.1 was a light touring aircraft developed in Italy in the late 1920s.
Design and development
The AS.1 was a basic and conventional design: a parasol wing monoplane with Conventional landing gear, tailskid undercarriage and seating fo ...
and CNA Eta
The CNA Eta was a single engine Italian light aircraft, flown in the mid-1930s, that set one and two seat world records as both a landplane and a seaplane. Only one or two were built.
Design and development
During the 1920s the Compagnia Naziona ...
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Applications
* CNA Beta[
* ]CNA Eta
The CNA Eta was a single engine Italian light aircraft, flown in the mid-1930s, that set one and two seat world records as both a landplane and a seaplane. Only one or two were built.
Design and development
During the 1920s the Compagnia Naziona ...
* Fiat AS.1
The Fiat AS.1 was a light touring aircraft developed in Italy in the late 1920s.
Design and development
The AS.1 was a basic and conventional design: a parasol wing monoplane with Conventional landing gear, tailskid undercarriage and seating fo ...
Specifications
References
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[{{cite book , title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938, last= Grey , first= C.G. , year=1972, publisher= David & Charles, location= London, isbn=0715 35734 4, page=68d ]
[{{cite book , title=Italian Civil and Military Aircraft 1930-1945, url=https://archive.org/details/italiancivilmili00libg, url-access=limited, last=Thompson , first=Jonathan , year=1963, publisher=Aero Publishers, Inc, location=Fallbrook, California , page]
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[{{cite web, url=http://records.fai.org/records, title=FAI records: Niclot - 1932, access-date=20 March 2012, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://archive.today/20070611002605/http://records.fai.org/records, archive-date=11 June 2007]
CNA C.VI
CNA aircraft engines