The Astra-Wright BB was a headless, short-coupled pusher on skids produced under license by Astra in France circa 1910.
A single seater, it was used for early bombing trials.
The Astra-Wright Type E biplane was built in 1910.
Astra -Wright BB
Span: 41′
Length: 39’4″
Empty weight: 990 lb
Seats: 2
Astra-Wright Type E
Span: 52’6″
Length: 34’11”
Empty weight: 1375 lb
Astra obtained from the Wright Brothers in 1909 a license to build their aircraft in France. They introduced their own modifications, and one Astra-Wright was used for early bombing trials. A Triplane also built. During First World War made military airplanes and airships, having been famous for lighter-than- aircraft before the war. Components also manufactured. In 1921 amalgamated with Nieuport as Nieuport-Astra, thenceforth abandoning airship work entirely.
The 1909 Astley monoplane was designed and built by H. J. D. Astley in the UK.
Span: 24′
Length: 24′
Societa italiana aeroplani – founded in Milan in 1912 by attorney Enrico Luzzatto after the close of the Helios firm – made use of the work of engineer Flaminio Piana Canova, who left the workshops of Somma Lombardo’s Battaglione Aviatori, and briefly assumed the role of technical director for all of Asteria where soon he built an almost identical monoplane to the Sia Italia, called Asteria MB (Monoplano Biposto), and also presented at the 3rd International Exhibition of Aerial Locomotion of Turin (May 17–24, 1913).
The 1911 Asteria No. 3 pusher biplane was designed by Francesco Darbesio, and built by Soc.Aeronautica Asteria,Torino, Italy.
The Asteria No. 3 biplane was the first plane to be used in War, during Italian campaign in Bengasi (Oct.1911)
Span: 49’3″
Length: 34’5″
The first aircraft built by the Italian firm of “Asteria” – a Farman-inspired biplane dating from about 1910 – designed by Francesco Darbesio. In this photo Darbesio is accompanied in the cockpit by his mechanic Emilio Pensuti. The machine, presumed to have been powered by a Gnôme rotary engine, was successfully flown.
The Italian firm of Asteria is probably best known for its role in providing the first Italian aircraft ever used in a military conflict – the Asteria No.2 biplane.
Markets kits to build Air Liberty 181 four-seat cabin monoplane (first flown 1996).
Engine: Continental O-470, 230 hp.
HP range: 230-300.
Top speed: 140 mph.
Cruise: 130 mph.
Stall: 36 mph.
Range: 1170 sm.
ROC: 2000 fpm.
TO dist: 200 ft.
Ldg dist: 120 ft.
Fuel cap: 100 USG.
Empty wt: 1650 lbs.
MTOW: 3000 lbs.
Height: 6.3 ft.
Length: 24.5 ft.
Wing span: 40 ft.
Wing area: 200 sq.ft.
Seats: 4.
Undercarriage: tail wheel.
Production version of the VI Junior with steel tube fuselage (2003).
The Asso X Jewel is an all – wood, low wing, single engine, two tandem seats ultralight aircraft development of the V Champion, designed by Italian designer Giuseppe Vidor. Laminar flow wing.
This aircraft is one of his many wooden designs, marketed by Vidor’s Asso Aerei company, like the Asso V Champion, Asso IV Whisky and Asso VI Junior. The aircraft kit/plans are specified for the Rotax 912, but it is also one of the very few aircraft reported to be using the Sauer S 2100 ULT engine.
Variants:
Millennium Master (2006)
A composite airplane, evolved from the Asso X Jewel.
Tarragon Pelegrin
A composite airplane, evolved from the Millennium Master.
Blackshape Prime (2007)
A composite airplane, evolved from the Millennium Master.
X Jewel
Engine: Rotax 912
Propeller: 2-bladed with ground-adjustable pitch
Wingspan: 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 9.6 m2 (103 sq ft)
Length: 7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Height: 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
Empty weight: 282.5 kg (623 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
Maximum speed: 300 km/h (186 mph; 162 kn)
Cruise speed: 286 km/h (178 mph; 154 kn)
Stall speed: 64 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn)
Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn)
Range: 1,300 km (808 mi; 702 nmi)
Wing loading: 47 kg/m2 (9.6 lb/sq ft)
Capacity: 2
