what is it?
The Fiat AS.1 was a light touring monoplane aircraft designed and produced by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Fiat. The AS.1 was a relatively basic and conventional design, possessing a parasol wing, a tailskid undercarriage and seating for two, the pilot and one passenger/trainee, in tandem open cockpits. Construction was of wood throughout, covered by plywood, fabric, and (around the nose) metal.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 98 years ago, in 1928.
- Wingspan of 10.4 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,000 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1928
- number built
- 550
- role
- touring aircraft
- engines
- 1× Fiat A.50
- length
- 6.1 m
- wingspan
- 10.4 m
- height
- 2.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 690 kg
- top speed
- 158 km/h
- range
- 1,000 km
- ceiling
- 6,800 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3744425, Wikipedia: Fiat AS.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.