Title
Plate with Mr Blanchard's flying vessel
Caption
Polychrome faience fired on a high heat with curved edging, Nevers
Mr Blanchard's flying vessel
Diameter 23 cm
Muller-Quênot Collection
Info+
After his announcement in June 1783 to make his machine fly, Jean-Pierre Blanchard took a leaf out of Mr D's book... . Whatever the case, he was the first pilot to have devised a machine to direct the flight of a balloon.
From the end of 1783, Jean-Pierre Blanchard constructed a glazed silk balloon, which would adapt different parts of his flying machine. This was abandonned several months later. He added a balloon to the rudder and two sets of paddles. A parachute was placed between the aerostat and the gondola to slow down the decent. The new machine bore the name "Flying Vessel" or "Vaisseau Volant."
Date
18th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_027
License type
Rights managed
Available size
67,7Mb (2,4Mb) / 16,5in x 15,9in / 4961 x 4771 (300dpi)