Photo from the colection of Kees Kort
200 hp S.P.A 6A
Information from Kees Kort
The Ansaldo Tipo Brescia clipped wing racer only to be flown by a fearless pilot [Italy, 1921] The Ansaldo company continued after the war and besides a lot of military planes it produced the Ansaldo Tipo Brescia, a clipped wing racer, in 1921. This machine was also sometimes identified as the Ansaldo A 200, where the '200' stated the horse power of the engine, an S.P.A 6A. The upper wing wass clipped to a span of 5,90 meter, while the lower wing had a span of 6,79 meter. This racer could only be flown by a fearless pilot !