Ansaldo A.1 "Balilla"

[Stephen1918]

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Ansaldo A.1 "Balilla"

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This plane is for FE2 only.

The Ansaldo A.1, nicknamed "Balilla", was an Italian single seat fighter introduced in July of 1918. It was developed from the SVA.5 with a more rigid wing structure, a more powerful engine, an a fuel tank which could be jettisoned in case of fire. Italian pilots were impressed with its speed and maneuverability, but thought it was difficult to fly and inferior to the Nieuport 17. The Ansaldo A.1 was mostly used for home defense with only one confirmed victory before the end of war.

After WWI, the A.1 was purchased by both Poland and Russia and served on both sides in the Polish Russian War. Polish and Russian pilots had a better regard for the A.1 and liked its speed, high fuel capacity, and maneuverability. The Ansaldo A.1 continued in service until the late 20s.

I have included two skins, one for the Italians and one for the Poles. I have included a set of flight number decals for the Polish plane. My skinning templates are included in the download.

I have included two versions of the Hangar and Loading screens - one for wide screen (16:9) and one for standard screen (4:3)

Credits
Thanks to Ojcar for making the data file for the Ansaldo A.1, for test flying the plane, and for suggesting tweaks to the cockpit.
Thanks to Mue for making the LOD exporter plug-in for Blender.   

Installation Instructions

For FE2 - Unzip the file, The "Ansaldo" folder contains files to be placed into your "Aircaft" folder and your "Decals" folder. Copy the two folders named "AnsaldoA1" into the appropriate folders in your mods folder. 
 

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• Submitter
  Stephen1918
• Submitted
  03/09/2026
• Category
  Other Entente Aircraft