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 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.
Variants
A.120
Prototype with Lorraine 12Db engine
A.120bis
Improved version with FIAT A.20 engine
A.120Ady
Definitive production version, most with FIAT A.22 engine
A.120R
Revised version for Austrian service
Specifications
Crew
Two
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.
