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The Ansaldo SVA (named for Savoia-Verduzio-Ansaldo) was a family of Italian reconnaissance biplane aircraft of World War I and the decade after. Originally conceived as a fighter, the SVA was found inadequate for that role. Nevertheless, its impressive speed, range and operational ceiling made it an excellent reconnaissance aircraft and even light bomber. Production of the aircraft continued well after the war, with the final examples delivered in 1928. Two minor variants were produced, one with reconnaissance cameras, the other without cameras but extra fuel tanks.
The SVA was a conventionally-laid out unequal-span biplane, featuring Warren Truss-style struts and therefore no bracing wires. The plywood-skinned fuselage had the typical Ansaldo triangular cross-section.

Variants

SVA.1 - single prototype
SVA.2 - 65 production aircraft
- ISVA - (Idroplane - "seaplane") float-equipped version. 50 built for Italian navy
SVA.3 - AER-built SVA.4
- SVA.3 Ridotto ("Reduced") - fast-climbing interceptor variant for anti-Zeppelin defence. Some fitted with additional oblique-firing machine gun
SVA.4 - first major production version. Portside Vickers gun deleted to save weight for cameras.
SVA.5 - definitive production version
SVA.6 - prototype bomber version
SVA.8 - single prototype; nature unclear
SVA.9 - two-seat unarmed reconnaissance version with larger wings. Intended as pathfinder for SVA.5 formations, and as trainer
SVA.10 - two-seat armed reconnaissance version with 250hp Isotta-Fraschini engine and fitted with single forward firing gun and a Lewis gun on a flexible mounting in the rear cockpit

Specifications (SVA.5)

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