Ballonabteilung I/1 bei Ovcja Draga, Hochlassen des Ballons, 16.4.1916.
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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.
Tags
Date
1914
Location
austria
Source
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library
Copyright info
Public Domain Mark 1.0