Giffard dirigible

The Giffard dirigible or Giffard airship was an airship built in France in 1852 the first powered and steerable airship to fly. The craft featured an elongated hydrogen-filled envelope that tapered to a point at each end. from this was suspended a long beam with a triangular sail-like rudder at its aft end and beneath the beam a platform for the pilot and steam engine.

Da Vinci, the Giffard Dirigible, Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, and NASA's Space Shuttle, among others.1
The Giffard dirigible or Giffard airship was an airship built in France in 1852, the first powered and steerable (French: dirigeable - "directable") airship to fly.2

Made by Henri Giffard.

The Giffard dirigible, created by Giffard in 1852A- Steam from boiler, B- Needle valve, C- Needle valve handle, D- Steam and water combine, E-Water feed, F- Combining cone, G- Delivery nozzle 3
Designer
Henri Giffard
Eng 1 Type
steam engine
Eng 1 Kw
2
Volume M
300
Number Built
1
Crew
One pilot
Manufacturer
Henri Giffard
Max Speed Mph
6
Max Speed Kmh
9
Volume Ft
10600
National Origin
France
Met Or Eng
met
Length Ft
144
Eng 1 Hp
3
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
4
Length M
44
Category
19th-century French experimental aircraft
Airships of France

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