what is it?
The CANSA C.5 was a training biplane developed in Italy shortly before World War II.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · biplane · 8.5 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 87 years ago, in 1939.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1939-07-24
- number built
- 65
- role
- civil trainer
- makers
- CANSA
- engines
- 1× Fiat A.50
- length
- 6.2 m
- wingspan
- 8.5 m
- height
- 2.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 633 kg
- top speed
- 176 km/h
- range
- 640 km
- ceiling
- 4,650 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3648482, Wikipedia: CANSA C.5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.