Almerico da Schio
Count Almerico da Schio was an Italian aero inventor. He participated in the International Aeronautical Congress of 1906 at Milan and was a member of the Societa Aeronautica Italiana.
According to historian Guy Hartcup, Count da Schio built the first airship in Italy:
Small in size, it differed from the French non-rigids in that it was not equipped with ballonets, but had an elastic envelope similar to the first British army airship decribed on page 52. Italia, as she was named, made her first ascent on 21 June 1905 at Schio, near Venice, in the presence of the King and Queen of Italy. The flight lasted for 35min, but the airship did not return to her point of departure. A few more flights were made before she was deflated.[1]
Da Schio was president of the Accademia Olimpica in Venice and founder of a meteorological network for northeast Italy.[2]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Almerico da Schio
- Patent FR-1899-290248 (English title: Elastic hull for airships)
- Patent FR-1909-403714 (English title: improvements brought to air-ships, particularly to dirigibles, Filing date: 1909-06-05)
- Patent AT-1912-53271 (English title: Dirigible airship, Filing date: 1909-06-11)
Publications by or about Almerico da Schio
- Almerico da Schio, 1890, Direczione del vento secondo le registrazioni dell' anemografo, 1875-1890 (Simple title: Wind direction according to the records of the anemograph from Nov. 1875 to Dec. 1890, Journal: Memorie R. Instit. Veneto di scienze)
- Schio, 1897, La bussola in pallone (Simple title: The compass in a balloon, Journal: L'Aeronauta)
- Schio, 1902, Le possibilita in Aeronautica. Conferenza tenuta alla associazione della stampa in Roma la sera del 12 Aprile 1902 (Simple title: The possibilities in Aeronautics. Conference held at the press association in Rome on the evening of 12 April 1902, Journal: Ufficio della Nuova Parola)
- Moedebeck, 1904, Das Luftschiff von Almerico da Schio (Simple title: The airship of Almerico da Schio, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Marchetti, 1905, Le dirigeable 'Italia' et les expériences de M. da Schio (Simple title: The airship 'Italia' and the experiences of Mr da Schio, Journal: L'Aéronautique)
- Quervain, 1905, Das Luftschiff des Grafen Almerico da Schio (Simple title: The airship of Count Almerico da Schio, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Cianetti, 1905, II primo ciclo di esperienze a Schio (Simple title: The first cycle of experiences of Schio, Journal: Boll. Soc. Aer. Ital.)
- Publication 6458, 1905, I primi esperimenti dell' aerovane 'Italia' a Schio (Simple title: The first experiments of the 'Italia' airship in Schio, Journal: Riv. Art. Gen.)
- Schio, 1908, Le pour et le contre (4) (Simple title: For and against, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Schio, 1911, Di un progresso nell' aeronautica; il sistema contrattil (Simple title: Of progress in aeronautics; the contractil system, Journal: Nuova Antologia)
References
- ↑ Hartcup, 1974, p. 45.
- ↑ Giulio Constanzi, "SCHIO, Almerico da", Encyclpedia Italiana (1936).
| Names | Almerico da Schio |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1836-11-25 |
| Death date | 1930-11-28 |
| Countries | IT |
| Locations | Vicenza |
| Occupations | nobility, attorney |
| Tech areas | LTA |
| Affiliations | Societa Aeronautica Italiana |
| Wikidata id | Q3612800 |
