[1] The Loire 30 was designed to meet a French Air Force requirement for a three-seat night reconnaissance aircraft.

[1] It was a cantilever high-wing monoplane and powered by three 230 hp (172 kW) Salmson 9Ab radial engines strut-mounted above the wing.

To compensate the additional weight of the turret the central engine was moved backwards and inverted to drive a pusher propeller.

Due to the turret resembling a type of copper laundry kettle commonly used at the time, the airplane was nicknamed la lessiveuse.

[2][failed verification] Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft,[1] Aviafrance:Loire 30[3]General characteristics Performance Armament