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Ansaldo A.120

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Top speed
  
254 km/h

Length
  
8.6 m

Manufacturer
  
Gio. Ansaldo & C.

Wingspan
  
13 m

First flight
  
1925

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The Ansaldo A.120 (sometimes called the FIAT A.120, since FIAT (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino - Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) bought Ansaldo) was a reconnaissance aircraft developed in Italy in the 1920s. It was a conventional, parasol-wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage which accommodated the pilot and observer in tandem open cockpits. The design was based on a wing developed for the Ansaldo A.115 and the fuselage of the Dewoitine D.1 fighters that Ansaldo had built under licence. The type was operated in modest quantities by the Italian Air Force, and was exported to the air forces of Austria and Lithuania, the latter's machines remaining in service until the Soviet annexation of the country.

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Variants

  • A.120 - prototype with Lorraine 12Db engine (2 built)
  • A.120bis - improved version with FIAT A.20 engine
  • A.120 Ady - definitive production version, most with FIAT A.22 engine (57 built)
  • A.120R - revised version for Austrian service (6 built)

    • Operators

     Austria
  • Austrian Air Force (1927-1938)
    •  Kingdom of Italy
  • Regia Aeronautica
    •  Lithuania
  • Lithuanian Air Force

    • Specifications (A.120 Ady)

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Two, pilot and observer
  • Length: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.80 m (42 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 27.4 m2 (295 ft2)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.22T piston engine, 410 kW (550 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 254 km/h (158 mph)
  • Endurance: 7 hours
  • Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)

    • Armament

  • 1 × or 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.7. mm machine guns
  • 1 × trainable, rearward-firing 7.7 mm machine gun for observer

    • References

    Ansaldo A.120 Wikipedia
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