CANT Z.508
| {{Infobox Aircraft Begin
|name=CANT Z.508 |image=CANT Z.508.jpg |caption= }}{{Infobox Aircraft Type |type=Heavy bomber flying boat |manufacturer=Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini |designer= |first flight=1936 |introduced= |retired= |status= |primary user= |more users= |produced= |number built=3 |unit cost= |variants with their own articles= }} |
The CANT Z.508 was a three-engine Italian flying boat developed from the CANT Z.501 for use as a heavy bomber.
Design and development
Designed as a scaled-up three-engine version of the single-engine Z.501 for use as a heavy bomber. The aircraft was not put into production although the prototype set several world records for its class, including the lifting of a 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) load.{{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Jonathan W. |title=Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945 |publisher=Aero Publishers Inc. |location=USA |year=1963 |isbn=978-0-8168-6500-0 |lccn=63-17621}}
Specifications (Z.508)
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft,{{cite book |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft |year=1985 |publisher=Orbis |location=London |oclc=669683964}} Italian Civil and Military aircraft 1930–1945
|prime units?=met
|genhide=
|crew=
|capacity=
|length m=
|length ft=70
|length in=5
|length note=
|span m=
|span ft=98
|span in=5
|span note=
|upper span m=
|upper span ft=
|upper span in=
|upper span note=
|mid span m=
|mid span ft=
|mid span in=
|mid span note=
|lower span m=
|lower span ft=
|lower span in=
|lower span note=
|swept m=
|swept ft=
|swept in=
|swept note=
|dia m=
|dia ft=
|dia in=
|dia note=
|width m=
|width ft=
|width in=
|width note=
|height m=
|height ft=18
|height in=7
|height note=
|wing area sqm=
|wing area sqft=
|wing area note=
|swept area sqm=
|swept area sqft=
|swept area note=
|volume m3=
|volume ft3=
|volume note=
|aspect ratio=
|airfoil=
|empty weight kg=
|empty weight lb=
|empty weight note=
|gross weight kg=
|gross weight lb=
|gross weight note=
|max takeoff weight kg=
|max takeoff weight lb=
|max takeoff weight note=
|fuel capacity=
|lift kg=
|lift lb=
|lift note=
|more general=
|eng1 number=3
|eng1 name=Isotta-Fraschini Asso XI R.C.40
|eng1 type=V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines
|eng1 kw=
|eng1 hp=840
|eng1 shp=
|eng1 kn=
|eng1 lbf=
|eng1 note=
|power original=
|thrust original=
|eng1 kn-ab=
|eng1 lbf-ab=
|eng2 number=
|eng2 name=
|eng2 type=
|eng2 kw=
|eng2 hp=
|eng2 shp=
|eng2 kn=
|eng2 lbf=
|eng2 note=
|eng2 kn-ab=
|eng2 lbf-ab=
|eng3 number=
|eng3 name=
|eng3 type=
|eng3 kw=
|eng3 hp=
|eng3 shp=
|eng3 kn=
|eng3 lbf=
|eng3 note=
|eng3 kn-ab=
|eng3 lbf-ab=
|more power=
|prop blade number=
|prop name=
|prop dia m=
|prop dia ft=
|prop dia in=
|prop dia note=
|rot number=
|rot dia m=
|rot dia ft=
|rot dia in=
|rot area sqm=
|rot area sqft=
|rot area note=
|perfhide=
|max speed kmh=
|max speed mph=196
|max speed kts=
|max speed note=
|max speed mach=
|cruise speed kmh=
|cruise speed mph=
|cruise speed kts=
|cruise speed note=
|stall speed kmh=
|stall speed mph=
|stall speed kts=
|stall speed note=
|never exceed speed kmh=
|never exceed speed mph=
|never exceed speed kts=
|never exceed speed note=
|minimum control speed kmh=
|minimum control speed mph=
|minimum control speed kts=
|minimum control speed note=
|range km=
|range miles=
|range nmi=
|range note=
|combat range km=
|combat range miles=
|combat range nmi=
|combat range note=
|ferry range km=
|ferry range miles=
|ferry range nmi=
|ferry range note=
|endurance=
|ceiling m=
|ceiling ft=
|ceiling note=
|g limits=
|roll rate=
|glide ratio=
|climb rate ms=
|climb rate ftmin=
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude=
|sink rate ms=
|sink rate ftmin=
|sink rate note=
|lift to drag=
|wing loading kg/m2=
|wing loading lb/sqft=
|wing loading note=
|disk loading kg/m2=
|disk loading lb/sqft=
|disk loading note=
|fuel consumption kg/km=
|fuel consumption lb/mi=
|power/mass=
|thrust/weight=
|more performance=
- Alighting speed: {{convert|75|mph|kph kn|abbr=on|disp=flip}}
|armament=
|guns=
|bombs=
|rockets=
|missiles=
|hardpoints=
|hardpoint capacity=
|hardpoint rockets=
|hardpoint missiles=
|hardpoint bombs=
|hardpoint other=
|avionics=
}}
See also
{{aircontent
|related=
|similar aircraft=
|see also=
|lists=
}}
References
{{commons category|CANT Z.508}}
{{Reflist}}
{{CANT aircraft}}
{{Portal bar|Italy|Companies|Aviation}}
Category:1930s Italian bomber aircraft