Ansaldo A.120

A.120
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer	Ansaldo
First flight	1925
Number built	77

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.

Design and development[]

The A.120 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 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.

Variants[]

A.120 - prototype with Lorraine 12Db engine (2 built)
A.120bis - improved version with FIAT A.20 engine
A.120Ady - definitive production version, most with 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, 20 aircraft, 1928-1940, 3rd sqn. (Kaunas) 4th sqn. (Kaunas)

Specifications (A.120Ady)[]

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 sq ft)
Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.22 piston engine , 410 kW (550 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 254 km/h (158 mph, 137 kn)
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.

Note: Lithuanian A.120's had two rear machine guns.^[1]

References[]

^ "See pictures No. 36 and 37 of Lithuanian A.120 photo album". Archived from the original on 2016-03-20.

Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 383.
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[1] "See pictures No. 36 and 37 of Lithuanian A.120 photo album". Archived from the original on 2016-03-20.

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v t Ansaldo aircraft
WW1 types	SVA.1 SVA.2 SVA.3 SVA.4 SVA.5 SVA.6 SVA.8 SVA.9 SVA.10 ISVA A.1 Balilla
Postwar types	A.120 A.300
Dewoitine derivatives	AC.1 AC.2 AC.3 AC.4

v t Fiat aircraft
Series Ansaldo	A.120 A.300 AN.1 APR.2 A.S.1 A.S.2
Series Gabrielli	G.2 G.5 G.8 G.12 G.18 G.46 G.49 G.50 G.55 G.56 G.57 G.59 G.80 G.81 G.82 G.84 G.91 G.91Y G.212 G.222
Series Rosatelli	R.2 R.22 R.700
Bomber series Rosatelli	B.R. B.R.1 B.R.2 B.R.3 B.R.4 B.R.20 B.R.G.
Fighter series Rosatelli	C.R.1 C.R.20 C.R.25 C.R.30 C.R.32 C.R.33 C.R.40 C.R.41 C.R.42
types	BGA R.S.14 A.S.14
types	C.4 C.5 C.6 F.C.12 F.C.20
other types	C.29 T.R.1 7002
by name	Centauro Cicogna Falco Freccia Spartan