The Astra 1916 bomber was a large 3-engined biplane, with two fuselages and a central nacelle. Power was supplied by three Renault 12Eb water-cooled V-12 piston engines, two tractor engines in the noses of the fuselages and a pusher engine at the rear of the central nacelle. The flight crew of two sat in individual cockpits in the central nacelle and a gunner were housed in a cockpit, aft of the wings, in each fuselage. Designed for a 1916 "concours puissant" the performance of the aircraft was unsatisfactory and further development was abandoned.
Specifications.
"Data from" French aircraft of the First World WarGeneral characteristics* Crew: 4* Aspect ratio: * Propellers: 2-bladed tractor and pusher propellers
Performance* Endurance: * g limits: * Roll rate: * Maximum glide ratio: * Time to altitude: in 24 minutes
Armament
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