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Henri Giffard
(8 Feb 1825 - 14 Apr 1882)
French engineer who built the first successful airship (1852).
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Henri Giffard - Large Picture - Color
Head and Shoulders (800 x 987 px)
See also:
- 8 Feb - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Giffard's birth.
- Henri Giffard's Airship - from Octave Chanute, Aerial Navigation (1891).
- Aerial Navigation - a historical review by Octave Chanute, shortly after the first Wright brothers' powered flight.