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US Navy in World War I Lot-2642-21 (33339406162)
Summary
Lot-2642-21: WWI: Central Powers: Austro-Hungarian. Original caption reads, “Man in Gondola -- Balloon Ascending.” From the album Austro-Hungarian Troops at War, 1916. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2017/03/17).
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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Date
1916
Source
National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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Public Domain
