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Lebaudy Frères
Lebaudy Frères was a French sugar producer based in Moisson, France. In addition to sugar, they also made a series of semi-rigid airships in the early years of the twentieth century, some of which saw service with several European armies. Operation Paul Lebaudy, Paul and Pierre Lebaudy were the owners of a sugar refinery who, with the assistance of their engineer Henri Julliot as designer, built semi-rigid airships which saw service with the French army, the Imperial Russian Army, Russian army and the Austrian Federal Army, Austrian army."Military Airships''Flight'' magazine Global Archive: 1909, p.436/ref> They constructed an airship hangar at Moisson, near the River Seine downstream from Paris"The Present Status of Military Aeronautics''Flight'' magazine Global Archive: 1909, p. 119/ref> and were instrumental in the development of airships in the first decade of the twentieth century. Their semi-rigid airships were considered useful for military purposes and several were order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moisson
Moisson () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. History On 12 November 1903, the Lebaudy brothers made a controlled dirigible flight of from Moisson to Paris. Moisson was the site of the 6th World Scout Jamboree, held in 1947, which brought together 24,152 Scouting, Scouts and Guides from all over the world. See also *Pierre Joubert (illustrator), Pierre Joubert *Communes of the Yvelines department References Communes of Yvelines Yvelines communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Yvelines-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CP Du Dirigeable - 26 Octobre 1907
CP, cp. or its variants may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Cariyapitaka (Cp), a canonical Buddhist story collection * The Canadian Press, a Canadian news agency * Child pornography * ''The Christian Post'', an American newspaper * Competitive programming * '' Club Penguin'', a now defunct online multiplayer game * Combat power, used in Pokémon Go to indicate how strong a Pokémon is in battle Enterprises Transportation companies * Canadian Airlines (1987–2001) (IATA airline code CP) * Canadian Pacific Railway, reporting mark CP * Central Pacific Railroad, a network of lines between California and Utah, US * , a French public railway company * , a Portuguese state-owned train company * CP Air or Canadian Pacific Air Lines (1942–1987), a Canadian airline * CP Ships, a Canadian shipping company, part of TUI Group * Cathay Pacific, a Hong Kong–based major airline Other enterprises * C.P. Company, an Italian apparel brand * Cedar Point, an amusement park i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morning Post
''The Morning Post'' was a conservative daily newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937, when it was acquired by ''The Daily Telegraph''. History The paper was founded by John Bell. According to historian Robert Darnton, ''The Morning Post'' scandal sheet consisted of paragraph-long news snippets, much of it false. Its original editor, the Reverend Sir Henry Bate Dudley, earned himself nicknames such as "Reverend Bruiser" or "The Fighting Parson", and was soon replaced by an even more vitriolic editor, Reverend William Jackson, also known as "Dr. Viper". Originally a Whig paper, it was purchased by Daniel Stuart in 1795, who made it into a moderate Tory organ. A number of well-known writers contributed, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, James Mackintosh, Robert Southey, Mary Robinson, and William Wordsworth. In the seven years of Stuart's proprietorship, the paper's circulation rose from 350 to over 4,000. From 1803 until his death in 1833, the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebaudy Morning Post
The Lebaudy Morning Post was a French semi-rigid airship built for the British Army in Moisson, France, by manufacturers Lebaudy Frères. The airship was commissioned by the newspaper ''The Morning Post'', who created a fund to purchase the airship and present it to the British Army. The airship's envelope was damaged on the delivery flight and then it was destroyed on a subsequent trial flight after repair. At the time of construction it was the largest airship that had been built in France. Design and development The ''Morning Post'' was designed by Henri Julliot to the same principles as the earlier ''Lebaudy République'' and ''Lebaudy Patrie'' but was larger and faster. The Airship#Envelope, envelope was made of panels of waterproof canvas with two valves at the bottom to allow the hydrogen to be released, either automatically or by hand. An additional manual valve on the top of the envelope could be used to completely deflate the envelope. Two long quick-release panels w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
