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THE ANSALDO COMPANY

The Ansaldo Company is one of the most active aeronautical concerns in Italy.  They are busy constructing several machines for Italy and have negotiated good foreign sales which are directly in line with their desires to build not only for military purposes but to establish commercial markets as well.

Machines of the A-300 C type and of the Balilla type have been sold to Belgium.  Spain has purchased thirty of the A-300 type for reconnaissance work and training.  Spain is also negotiating at the present time for the purchase of some of the Balilla type.  Romania and Poland have bought some of the A-300 type.  Some of the South American republics, including Equador and Peru are negotiating for some of the S.V.A. and A-500 type.

New types are constantly being constructed by this company, the object being to increase the ultimate performance and the weight carrying per horsepower, but utilising for the present, part of the large stock of left over war motors of the fiat, Isotta and Spa types.

ANSALDO A 300 - 4. The most notable Italian military type is the Ansaldo A 300 - 4 type.  This is a biplane with a 300 h.p. fist engine.  The fuselage is entirely constructed of wood with

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