- CANT Z.509
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name=CANT Z.509
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type=Mailplane
manufacturer=Cantiere Navali Triestino
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first flight=1937
introduced=1937
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primary user=Ala Littoria
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variants with their own articles=The CANT Z.509 was a three-engined Italianfloat plane developed from the CANT Z.506A for use as a mailplane.Design and development
Designed as a larger and heavier version of the CANT Z.506A three aircraft were built in 1937 for
Ala Littoria . The aircraft were for use on the airlines transatlantic postal service to South America. The aircraft was a twin-float seaplane powered by three Fiat A.80 RC 41 radial engines.With the outbreak of theSecond World War development of the type was abandoned.Operators
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*Ala Littoria pecifications (Z.509)
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*"The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)", 1985 , Orbis Publishing
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*PBY Catalina
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*List of flying boats
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