Henri Giffard. Historical portrait of the French engineer Henri Giffard (1825-1882). Giffard was the inventor of the first passenger-carrying and stee

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Henri Giffard. Historical portrait of the French engineer Henri Giffard (1825-1882). Giffard was the inventor of the first passenger-carrying and steerable airship in 1852. It was 43 metres long and was called a dirigible. It was filled with hydrogen and flew at about 5 kilometres per hour. Engraving by Deveaux from 1863.

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Size: 3768px × 4648px
Photo credit: © SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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