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NOVEMBER I6, 1912. [fiiO^ Salon (Concluded from page 1028.) Astra. THE main differences in this year's Astra machine as compared with the one that figured at last year's Salon, are that it is equipped for water-flying and that steel has been employed largely in its construction. Wood is, in fact, very little u;ed, for only the ribs of explain its various paints to us, gave out a hint that the British Admiralty were considering ordering quite a number. Bertin. M, Benin's machine is a monoplane which follows in its general de?ign conventional practice. Its main bodyi pentagonal in section, is a girder of wood and steel wire. In front is mounted an 8-cyl. 100-h.p. engine of M. Benin's own design and constiuc- tion. The tail has fixed vertical and horizontal surfaces, to which are hinged respectively the rudder and the elevators. Its chas-ii is built up entirely of steel tubing, and although not highly original, i-;, nevertheless, extremely neat and effective. Its flexibility is derived from steel compression springs enclosed in the outer oblique chas-is struts, the vertical centre ones acting purely as guides. Besson. ALTHOUGH its general design remains the same, this machine has changed somewhat in its appearance since it made its dlbut at the last Paris Show. Then, the side elevation of the machine in "Flight' The 100-h.p. Astra hydro-biplane. Copyright. the main planes and the floats are constructed of it. The main body as before, is of triangular section, but, this year, it is built up of steel tubes, acetylene welded and braced with piano wire. To it in front are attached by more steel tubes, two massive wooden floats of Tellier construction. In the wings, large diameter steel tubes have replaced the old pattern wood spars, and over them the ribs are loosely jiinted in such a manner that the warping works with extraordinary freedom. The old system of Wright wing flexing and strut attachment is retained. There are seats for three, the front one being for the observer, and the two to the rear being for pilots, each of whom is provided with controls. Fitted with a 12-cylinder Renault engine of 100-h.p., it looks a machine for serious work. M. Maurice Herbster, who was kind enough to "Flight' Copyright. The 100-h.p, Bertin monoplane. the neighbourhood of the pilot's seat was such a curious one, and in fact so was the entire nature of the machine, that many were the questions asked as to the direction in which it flew. Further, it was rather humorous that after about three days of this there appeared on the stand large boards on which were painted equally large arrows to indicate the required direction. This, at any rate PARIS AERO SALON.—The Clement Bayard stand. I053
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