Fighters1917 fighter aircraft by Ansaldo
A.1 Balilla
The Ansaldo A.1, nicknamed "Balilla" after the Genoan folk-hero, was Italy's only domestically-designed fighter aircraft of World War I to be produced in Italy. Arriving too late to see any real action, it was however used by both Poland and the Soviet Union in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919–1921.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Ansaldo
- Category
- Fighters
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 120 kt
- Max speed
- 120 kt
- Range
- 360 nm
- Service ceiling
- 16,400 ft
- Rate of climb
- 520 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 1,950 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,410 lb
- Powerplant
- SPA 6A piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 22.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 25.2 ft
- Height
- 8.3 ft
- Number built
- 250
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.