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The Airship 'Dupuy de Lome', 1872.

Made:
1872-1900 in France
maker:
Unattributed
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Model of the Airship 'Dupuy de Lome' (1872)(scale 1:50)
Science Museum Group Collection
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Model of the Airship 'Dupuy de Lome' (1872)(scale 1:50)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model of the Airship 'Dupuy de Lome' (1872)(scale 1:50)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model of the Airship 'Dupuy de Lome' (1872)(scale 1:50)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model of the Airship 'Dupuy de Lome' (1872)(scale 1:50)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model of the Airship 'Dupuy de Lome' (1872)(scale 1:50)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Model of the Airship "Dupuy de Lome" (1872), scale 1:50

Model of the Airship 'Dupuy de Lome' (1872)(scale 1:50). During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the French Government commissioned a marine engineer called Dupuy de Lome to build a dirigible. The airship made its only flight on 2nd February, 1872. The Dupuy de Lome was 'man-powered' in that it had a large four-bladed propeller which was driven by gearing and hand-cranks operated by eight men harnessed to it.

Details

Category:
Aeronautics
Object Number:
1946-194
Materials:
wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), cotton (fibre), cotton (textile) and textile
Measurements:
overall: 680 mm x 330 mm x 770 mm, 4.12 kg
type:
aircraft and airships

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