Aérostat Dupuy de Lôme
The Dupuy de Lôme dirigible aerostat is a human-powered airship built and tested under the direction of Henri Dupuy de Lôme starting during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. The Government of National Defense entrusted it on October 29, 1870 in Paris besieged, the creation of an airship to re-establish relations with the territory still under French control. The rigor of the winter and then the Commune prevented the achievement of this objective, which was nevertheless pursued in Vincennes.
Made by Henri Dupuy de Lôme
First flight: 1872
Crew: 14
Length: 36.12 m
Max speed: 10 km/h
Ceiling: 866 m
Empty weight: 570 kg
Max weight: 3799 kg
