Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini
CANT (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini, the Trieste Shipbuilding and Naval Aeronautics; also sometimes labelled C.R.D.A. CANT) was an Italian aviation company which originally specialised in building naval aircraft, formed in 1923 as part of the CNT (Cantiere Navale Triestino, or in English Trieste Naval Shipyard). The company produced a number of designs for the Italian military, but ceased operations in 1944.
History
In 1921, the Cosulich family of Trieste, owners of CNT decided to enter the aviation business. Already active in shipping and shipbuilding, they followed the same pattern by establishing first an air taxi service (SISA, 1921) and then a seaplane workshop at Monfalcone (within the existing shipyard) in 1923. The first successful design was the CANT 6 a three-engine biplane flying-boat bomber built in 1925. SISA trained pilots for the Regia Aeronautica (the Italian Air Force) using CANT 7 and CANT 18 biplanes; from 1926 it added airline services, using the CANT 10 and CANT 22 cabin seaplanes. The main designer was Raffaele Conflenti. The workshops survived on license production and prototypes.
In 1930, CNT merged with other shipyards to form the C.R.D.A. (
Around 1939 Zappata became disillusioned with CANT and started negotiating with
Aircraft
- CANT 6
- CANT 7
- CANT 10
- CANT 18
- CANT 22
- CANT 25
- CANT 26
- CANT 36
- CANT 37
- CANT Z.501
- CANT Z.506
- CANT Z.508
- CANT Z.509
- CANT Z.511
- CANT Z.515
- CANT Z.1007
- CANT Z.1010
- CANT Z.1011
- CANT Z.1012
- CANT Z.1018
References
Sources
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing