Cant Z.506 Airone
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The Cant Z.506 Airone was an Italian three-engine floatplane used primarily for maritime reconnaissance, bombing, and air-sea rescue missions before and during World War II.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CANT Z.506 Airone | 3 |
| CANT Z.506 | 2 |
| Cant Z.506 | 1 |
| Cant Z.506 Airone canonical | 1 |
| Cant Z.506B military bomber version | 1 |
| Cant Z.506S air-sea rescue version | 1 |
| Cant aircraft | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-sea rescue aircraft
ⓘ
bomber aircraft ⓘ floatplane ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeType | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
defensive machine guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| configuration | three-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| crew |
5
ⓘ
6 ⓘ |
| designer | Filippo Zappata ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceAs | Cant Z.506B bomber variant ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1935 ⓘ |
| floatType | twin-float ⓘ |
| fuselageMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1930s ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
CANT
ⓘ
Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 275 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use in air-sea rescue missions
ⓘ
long-range maritime patrol capability ⓘ |
| operationalTheatre |
Adriatic Sea
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| powerplant | 3 × Piaggio radial engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Regia Aeronautica
ⓘ
Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Regia Marina
|
| role |
air-sea rescue
ⓘ
level bombing ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ maritime reconnaissance ⓘ torpedo bombing ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 7000 m ⓘ |
| usedBy |
National Republican Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
French Air Force ⓘ Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Air Force (postwar)
Luftwaffe ⓘ Regia Aeronautica ⓘ Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Regia Marina
Spanish Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| variant |
Cant Z.506A civil version
ⓘ
Cant Z.506 Airone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cant Z.506B military bomber version
Cant Z.506 Airone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cant Z.506S air-sea rescue version
|
| wingMaterial | wood ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cant Z.506B military bomber version
this entity surface form:
Cant Z.506S air-sea rescue version
this entity surface form:
CANT Z.506
this entity surface form:
CANT Z.506 Airone
subject surface form:
Piaggio P.XI
this entity surface form:
CANT Z.506
this entity surface form:
Cant aircraft
this entity surface form:
CANT Z.506 Airone
this entity surface form:
CANT Z.506 Airone
this entity surface form:
Cant Z.506