Astra-Paulhan Flying Boat

Astra-Paulhan flying boat
General information
Type	Flying boat
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Société Astra des Constructions Aéronautiques
Number built	1
History
First flight	1919

The Astra-Paulhan flying boat was designed and built in the latter stages of WWI and was tested at the Marine Nationale seaplane base at Saint-Raphaël, Var in 1919. No information is available other than it was a biplane with twin fuselages between the wings and a central flying boat hull suspended from the lower wing, powered by two water-cooled engines in the noses of the fuselages.^[1]

Specifications

Data from French aircraft of the First World War^[1]

General characteristics

Powerplant: 2 × unknown water-cooled piston engines
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers

Performance

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur M. (January 2002). French aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press. pp. 37–46. ISBN 1891268090.

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[Davilla-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur M. (January 2002). French aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press. pp. 37–46. ISBN 1891268090.

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