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The 1884 La France, the first fully controllable airship. The 1884 Krebs & Renard first fully controllable free-flights with the LA FRANCE electric dirigible near Paris (Krebs arch.) Artist's depiction of La France. The La France was a French Army non-rigid airship launched by Charles Renard and Arthur Constantin Krebs on August 9, 1884.
Collaborating with Charles Renard, Krebs piloted the first fully controlled free-flight made in the French Army airship La France, which was designed in 1884. The flight [1] covered 8 km (5.0 mi) in 23 minutes. The flight landed back at its starting point. [2] On its seven flights the La France dirigible returned five times to its starting point.
Charles Renard La France 1884, the first fully controllable airship or dirigible Artist's depiction of La France Bearer share certificate. Société Francaise des Trains Renard SA, issued 29 January 1907. Charles Renard (1847–1905) born in Damblain, Vosges, was a French military engineer.
The astronomer Jules Janssen took this photo of La France dirigible of the French officers Charles Renard and Arthur Krebs from his Meudon astrophysic observatory in 1885. 1884. 9 August – The first fully controllable free-flight is made in the French Army dirigible La France by Charles Renard and Arthur Krebs. The flight covers 8 km (5.0 mi ...
It appears that at least 13 French manufactured airships were operated by the USN from Paimbœuf; six were eventually shipped to the United States and one was returned to France before the armistice. The Navy operated or ordered four Astra-Torres type airships, one T-2—the Captain Caussin , two CM types, and three or four VZ types.
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History of the French Air and Space Force (3 C, 4 P) M. ... La Brayelle Airfield; La France (airship) Hubert Le Blon; Alfred Leblanc; Léon Lemartin; Émile-Louis Letord;