Ansaldo A.1 Balilla
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The Ansaldo A.1 nicknamed Balilla after the Genoan folk-hero was Italy's only domestically-produced fighter aircraft of World War I. Arriving too late to see any real action it was however used by both Poland and the Soviet Union in the Polish-Soviet War.

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* Ansaldo A.1 Balilla (1917) Single-engine one-seat biplane fighter aircraft * Ansaldo SVA.2

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The Ansaldo A 1 Balilla ("Hunter") was the first aircraft fighter design of Italian origins 1918 Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 The Armstrong Whitworth FK.3
^ a b c d e f g h i j Ansaldo A.1 Balilla in Уголок неба. 2. ^ Ansaldo A.1 Balilla in www.aviastar.org 3. ^ Achille Boroli; Adolfo Boroli, Ansaldo A.4
Empty Weight Lb
1410
Wing Area Sqm
21
Designer
Giuseppe Brezzi
Rodolfo Verduzio
Umberto Savoia
and Giuseppe Brezzi
Eng 1 Type
SPA 6A piston engine
Max Speed Mph
140
Ceiling Ft
16400
Eng 1 Kw
164
Span In
2
Gross Weight Lb
1950
Number Built
~250 by Ansaldo
57 by Lublin under licence
Crew
one pilot
Climb Rate Ftmin
520
Empty Weight Kg
640
Gross Weight Kg
885
Armament
2
Height In
4
Range Km
660
Climb Rate Ms
3
Manufacturer
Range Miles
410
First Flight
1917
Max Speed Kmh
220
Height Ft
8
Span Ft
25
Wing Area Sqft
228
Met Or Eng
met
Span M
8
Length Ft
22
Height M
3
Ceiling M
5000
Eng 1 Hp
220
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
5
Length M
7
Category

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