The Cant.18 was a
member of a successful and large family of Italian flying boats.
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The model subject of this
article was a commission from a client who wanted to reproduce a trainer
used in Uruguay.
The graceful lines of the type are complemented by the presence of the Issotta
Fraschini V6 engine, actually a six cyl inline engine in spite of the “V”
and the Warren
truss bracing.
The type flew for
the first time in 1926
Gabriel Stern
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