La France (airship): Difference between revisions

The '''La France''' was a [[French Army]] [[airship]] launched by [[Charles Renard]] and [[Arthur Constantin Krebs]] in 1884. Collaborating with Charles Renard, Arthur Constantin Krebs piloted [[Timeline of aviation - 19th century|the first fully controlled free-flight]] with the ''La France''. The {{convert|170|ft|sing=on}} long, {{convert|66000|cuft}} airship, electric-powered with a a 435&nbsp;kg battery<ref>Winter, Lumen & Degner, Glenn, ''Minute Epics of Flight'', New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1933, pgs. 49–50</ref> completed a flight that covered 8&nbsp;km (5 miles) in 23 minutes. It was the first full round trip flight<ref>[http://rbmn.waika9.com/Dirigeable_LA_FRANCE_1884.HTML the first full round trip flight]</ref> with a landing on the starting point. On its seven flights in 1884 and 1885<ref>[http://rbmn02.waika9.com/Ballon_photos_19.html seven flights]</ref> the ''La France'' dirigible returned five times to its starting point.