CANT Z.1007bis "Alcione" Monoderiva(single tail) & CANT Z.1007"Ter" Bideriva (twin tail- night bomber)
Specification both versions:
CANT Z.1007 BIS (monoderiva) single tail
CANT Z.1007 BIS (bideriva) twin tail
Material: Wood
First Flight: 6 June 1938 (MM 21221 monoderiva) , July 1938 (MM 22365 bideriva) pilot: Mario Stoppani
In Service: October 1939 , November 1939
Wing Span: 24,8m
Lenght: 16,15m
Height: 5,65m , 5,22
Wing surface: 75,3sq
Engines: 3x Piaggio P.XI bis RC 40 (1000cv each)
Propellers: 3xPiaggio metal triblade variable pitch
Wep: 3x1100cv
Empty weight : 9396kg
Total load capacity: 4225kg
Total weight: 13621kg
Max speed: 458km/h at 4600m
Min speed: 130km/h
Take off distance: 300m
Landing distance: 440m
Climbing time:
4'18" 2000m
9'36" 4000m
12'42" 5000m
Service Ceiling: 8400m
Autonomy: at 4500m with 2470kg fuel 900kg of bombs and 830kg military load: 2000km
Crew: 5 (2 pilots, 1 radio operator/side gunner, 1 upper gunner/engeneer, 1 lower gunner, 1 aimer).
Weapons: 1x12,7mm Scotti upper turret I.F. Lanciani Delta 1 300 rounds (360°), 1x12,7mm Scotti lower back 300rounds (45°), 2x7,7mm Breda-SAFAT side guns 500rounds each (90°)
Landing gears: 3, retractable under engines and 1 tail wheel (retractable)
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Cant Z.1007 Ter (twin tail late production with more powerful engines and different gunner turret)http://www.artehistoria.com/v2/fichas/648.htmSpecification CANT Z.1007 TER:CANT Z.1007 TER Bideriva (night bomber)Material: Wood
First Flight: 9 May 1942
In Service: 10 September 1943
Wing Span: 24,8m
Lenght: 16,15m
Height: 5,22m
Wing surface: 75,3sq
Engines: 3x Piaggio P.XIX RC 45 (1175cv each) enlonged mufflers for night bombing
Propellers: 3xPiaggio metal triblade variable pitch
Empty weight : 9447kg
Total load capacity: 4153kg
Total weight: 13600kg
Max speed: 490,5km/h at 6150m
Min speed: 130km/h
Take off distance: 280m
Landing distance: 400m
Climbing time:
1'55" 1000m
6'28" 3000m
10'44" 5000m
Service Ceiling: 9050m
Autonomy: at 5400m with 2470kg fuel 900kg of bombs and 830kg military load: 2250km
Crew: 5 (2 pilots, 1 radio operator/side gunner, 1 upper gunner/engeneer, 1 lower gunner, 1 aimer).
Weapons: 1x12,7mm Scotti upper turret Breda V type 300 rounds (360°), 1x12,7mm Scotti lower back 300rounds (45°), 2x7,7mm Breda-SAFAT side guns 500rounds each (90°)
Landing gears: 3, retractable under engines and 1 tail wheel (retractable)
Bomb load configurations:
bomb bay(max 1200kg): 20x15kg , 20x20kg , 12x50kg , 12x100kg , 4x160kg+3x50kg , 4x160kg+3x100kg , 2x250kg + 3x50kg , 2x250kg+3x100kg , 2x500kg , 1x800kg+3x50kg , 1x800kg+3x100kg.
underwing(max 500kg each wing): 3x50kg , 3x100kg , 2x160kg , 2x250kg
Z.1007ter was an improved version, that should have used Alfa 135 engines of 1,040 kW (1,400 hp). This version was dropped because of the advent of the Z.1018 and the unreliability of the engines. There was another -ter proposal with P.XIX engines (858 kW/1,150 hp), and production was started in 1942, with a total of around 150 made. Test pilots were more impressed by this machine than the Z.1018, faster but with less power (because of the layout with only two P.XII engines), while the range was improved from 2,000 km (1,240 mi) to 2,250 km (1,400 mi) with 2,460 kg (5,420 lb) fuel and 900 kg (1,980 lb) bombs. So, while the Z.1018 had 2,013 kW (2,700 hp), already Z.1007Bis had 2,237 kW/3,000 hp (1,946 kW/2,610 hp at take off) and Z.1007ter 2,572 kW (3,450 hp).
Performances were improved with a max speed of 490 km/h (300 mph) at 6,150 m (20,180 ft) instead of 456 at 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Climbing to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 6 min 28 sec, and 5,000 m (16,400 ft) in 10 min 44 sec (Z.1007 bis in 12 min 42 sec, Z.1007 Asso in 14 min 34 sec). Armament and armour were also improved. The dorsal turret was a Breda model, waist guns were replaced by 12.7 mm (.5 in) weapons. The ceiling was raised to 9,000 m (29,500 ft) from 8,400 m (27,600 ft).
Z.1007s were used mainly as night bombers and reconnaissance, they were also used for long range reconnaissance, with excellent results. Some, at least 20, were equipped with an auxiliary tank that gave 1,000 km (620 mi) extra endurance. Some were adapted for flare drops when day missions were too dangerous. One modification for photo missions had six robot machines in a ventral gondola plus another in the fuselage. The long range and the ceiling helped these aircraft to obtain good results until the Spitfires appeared on the Mediterranean theatre. They were also the first victims of P-40 Tomahawks over Alexandria.
Another development was the Z.1015, proposed as a record-breaking version of the Z.1007 in 1938 but not considered until 1942, when the Alfa 135s were substituted by Piaggio P.XII engines. It could reach a speed of 563 km/h (350 mph), thanks to a total of over 2,982 kW (4,000 hp) installed. It was tested successfully as a torpedo aircraft, but it was not used operationally and did not enter production.
The few Z.1007ter' still flying after the Allied invasion of Sicily went on to fight with the Italian Social Republic, Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force and the 'Luftwaffe.
A total of 560 CANT Z.1007s were built, 450 of them of version 1007bis that appeared in late 1939.
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