August von Parseval
August von Parseval was an influential German airship designer and a major in the German military. He created the Parseval line of dirigibles.
He entered the military in 1878 and went through successive promotions, becoming lieutenant in 1880, captain in 1895, and major and battalion head in 1905. In 1889 he published a study on the mechanics of bird flight, and subsequently obtained two-years leave to pursue aeronautical research in collaboration with captain Siegsfeld (Hans von Siegsfeld?).[1]
Several articles mention a Parseval-Siegsfeld kite-balloon. (Bebdrow, 1897, Siegsfeld-Parseval's Drachenballon, & see International Aeronautical Conference at Strassburg) The name of balloon-maker August Riedinger comes up in connection with both of these gentlemen.
After another furlough in 1902, Parseval created the Parseval I airship, which launched in 1906. Parseval II appeared in 1908.[1]
Parseval was influential in the creation of the Motorluftschiff Studiengesellschaft m.b.H and served as its first manager.
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Patents whose inventor or applicant is August von Parseval
- Patent FR-1906-366264 (English title: Mobile suspension for the nacelle of a motorized aerostat, Filing date: 1906-05-16)
- Patent AT-1906-27720 (English title: Mobile nacelle suspension for motor-balloons, Filing date: 1906-05-17)
- Patent GB-1906-11963 (English title: Suspending the Car of a Motor-Propelled Balloon, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1906-366264, Filing date: 1906-05-22)
- Patent US-1907-872539 (English title: Car suspension for motor-balloons, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1906-366264, Filing date: 1906-06-30)
- Patent US-1910-954992 (English title: Propeller, Filing date: 1908-04-06)
- Patent US-1910-970262 (English title: Controlling device for airships, Filing date: 1908-04-06)
Publications by or about August von Parseval
- Parseval, 1889, Die Mechanik des Vogelfluges (Simple title: The mechanics of bird flight)
- Parseval, 1890, Noch einmal der Segelflug (Simple title: Once again the gliding, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Parseval, 1891, Der Arbeitsverbrauch beim Vogelflug, besonders beim Segeln (Simple title: The labor consumption when flying birds, especially when sailing, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Parseval, 1891, Die Grösse der Flugarbeit (Simple title: The size of the flight work, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Parseval, 1892, Carl Buttenstedt: Das Flug-Prinzip. Eine populärwissenschaftliche Natur-Studie als Grandlage zur Lösung des Flug-Problems (Simple title: Carl Buttenstedt: The flight principle. A popular scientific nature study as a landmark for solving the flight problem, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Parseval, 1892, Das Gesetz der Erhaltung der Kraft am Luftballon (Simple title: The law of conservation of the force on the balloon, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Parseval, 1896, Ueber Aëroplane (Simple title: About Aëroplane, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Parseval, 1896, Ueber das Segelproblem (Simple title: About the sailing problem, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Parseval, 1897, Der Drachen-Ballon (Simple title: The Kite-Balloon)
- Parseval, 1898, Ueber das Segelproblem (Simple title: About the sailing problem, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Hinterstoisser, 1898, Der Drachenballon von Parseval und Siegsfeld (Simple title: The kite balloon of Parseval and Siegsfeld, Journal: Mitt. Geg. Art. Gen.)
- Parseval, 1899, Der Winddruckmesser (Simple title: The wind pressure gauge, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Parseval, 1906, Der Parsevalsche Motorballon (Simple title: The Parseval Motor Balloon, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Besançon, 1908, Portraits d'aéronautes contemporains. Major August von Parseval (Simple title: Portraits of contemporary aeronauts. Major August von Parseval, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Publication 211, 1909, Aeronautics at Göttingen University (Simple title: Aeronautics at Göttingen University, Journal: Scient. Amer. Suppl.)
- Parseval, 1910, Parseval über den Parseval (Simple title: Parseval about the Parseval, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Parseval, 1912, Major v. Parseval über die nationale Bedeutung der Luftschiffahrt (Simple title: Major v. Parseval on the national importance of air navigation, Journal: Öst. Flug-Zeit.)
- Parseval, 1912, The latest developments in dirigible balloons (Simple title: The latest developments in dirigible balloons, Journal: Aero Club of America Bulletin)
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| Names | August von Parseval |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1865-02-05 |
| Death date | 1942-02-05 |
| Countries | DE |
| Locations | |
| Occupations | military officer |
| Tech areas | LTA, Dirigible, Kite-balloon |
| Affiliations | Motorluftschiff Studiengesellschaft m.b.H, Verein Deutscher Flugtechniker |
| Wikidata id | Q86573 |
