The Fiat A.20 was an Italian
aero-engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many ...
of the 1920s. It was a water-cooled
V12 engine
A V12 engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where two banks of six cylinders are arranged in a V configuration around a common crankshaft. V12 engines are more common than V10 engines. However, they are less common than V8 engines.
The fi ...
that was used by early versions of the
Fiat CR.20
The Fiat CR.20 was an Italian biplane fighter used during the 1920s and 1930s. Designed by Celestino Rosatelli, it represented an intermediate step from the early biplane CR.1 and the later, successful series CR.30, CR.32 and CR.42.
Desig ...
fighter and the
Macchi M.41
The Macchi M.41 was an Italian flying boat fighter prototype of 1927 designed and manufactured by Macchi. Its production model, the M.41''bis'', first flown in 1929, was in front line service from 1930 to 1938.
Design and development
M.41
In 19 ...
seaplane
A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of takeoff, taking off and water landing, landing (alighting) on water.Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their tec ...
.
In 1923,
FIAT
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary ...
built the
A.15, a 430 hp (320 kW) water-cooled V12 engine. While no production of the A.15 ensued, it formed the basis for the Fiat A.20, which differed in being a
Monobloc engine
A ''monobloc'' or ''en bloc'' engine is an internal-combustion piston engine some of whose major components (such as cylinder head, cylinder block, or crankcase) are formed, usually by casting, as a single integral unit, rather than being assemble ...
, and delivered a similar power despite a reduction in capacity from 20.3 to 18.7 L (1,239 to 1,141 in
3).
Variants
;A.20:Normal compression (5.7:1 compression)
;A.20 S.:High compression version (6:1 compression)
;A.20 AQ.:(AQ - ''Alta Quota'' - high altitude) High altitude version (8:1 compression)
Applications
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Ansaldo AC.4
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CANT 15
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CANT 25
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Fiat CR.20
The Fiat CR.20 was an Italian biplane fighter used during the 1920s and 1930s. Designed by Celestino Rosatelli, it represented an intermediate step from the early biplane CR.1 and the later, successful series CR.30, CR.32 and CR.42.
Desig ...
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Macchi M.41
The Macchi M.41 was an Italian flying boat fighter prototype of 1927 designed and manufactured by Macchi. Its production model, the M.41''bis'', first flown in 1929, was in front line service from 1930 to 1938.
Design and development
M.41
In 19 ...
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Macchi M.71
The Macchi M.71 was an Italian flying boat fighter of the 1930s designed and manufactured by Macchi.
Design and development
In 1930, Macchi built a new version of its M.41''bis'' flying boat fighter designed for launching by catapult from war ...
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Piaggio P.6
The Piaggio P.6 was an Italian catapult-launched reconnaissance floatplane designed and built by Piaggio Aero, Piaggio for the ''Regia Marina'' (Italian Royal Navy).
Development
To meet a ''Regia Marina'' requirement for a two-seat catapult-laun ...
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SIAI S.58bis
The SIAI S.58 or Savoia-Marchetti S.M.58 was an Italian flying boat fighter prototype of the 1920s designed and manufactured by SIAI.
Design and development
S.58
In 1924, the ''Regia Marina'' (Italian Royal Navy) issued a requirement for a ...
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SIAI S.67
Specifications (A.20)
See also
References
External links
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The Fiat A.20. ''
Flight
Flight or flying is the process by which an object moves through a space without contacting any planetary surface, either within an atmosphere (i.e. air flight or aviation) or through the vacuum of outer space (i.e. spaceflight). This can be a ...
'', 6 May 1926. p. 275.
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The Fiat Engines. ''
Flight
Flight or flying is the process by which an object moves through a space without contacting any planetary surface, either within an atmosphere (i.e. air flight or aviation) or through the vacuum of outer space (i.e. spaceflight). This can be a ...
'', 9 December 1926, p. 807.
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A.20
1920s aircraft piston engines