T.C. Benbow in his "Meteor". (Department of Transportation, 1904 World's Fair)
Summary
Title: T.C. Benbow in his "Meteor". [Department of Transportation, 1904 World's Fair].
Blimp a large aircraft without wings, consisting of a large bag filled with gas that is lighter than air and driven by engines. In the past passengers were carried in a structure hanging below. In 1852, Henri Giffard built the first powered airship, which consisted of a 143-ft (44-m) long, cigar-shaped, gas-filled bag with a propeller, powered by a 3-horsepower (2.2-kW) steam engine. Later, in 1900, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin of Germany invented the first rigid airship.
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collections of the missouri history museum
missouri history museum
saint louis
ultra high resolution
high resolution
balloon
military ballooning
blimp
st louis
Date
1904
in collections
Source
Missouri History Museum
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Copyright info
public domain