Gaston Hervieu
Gaston Hervieu (b. 1864) was an inventor who filed patents concerning parachutes and also airship hangars. He tested his parachute design with multiple drops from the Eiffel Tower. On the British filing of his parachute invention he gave his occupation as "aeronaut".
He also filed a patent for generating acetylene gas. There are more patents of his out there, including Belgian originals and probably filings in other countries as well. (According to WLZ the total was 72 in 1908.)[1]
After his father's death in 1880 Hervieu left the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers; he got involved with aeronautics in 1883.[1]
He assisted Walter Wellman with assistance in preparing for his polar expedition, including construction of a gas generator.[1]
Hervieu was involved with the Ligue Nationale Aérienne and particularly its committee on military issues, which advised the French ministry of war.[2]
- Photo of Hervieu associated with his ejection seat: Gaston Hervieu automatic parachute system
- A practice parachute jump, by Hervieu it seems, from the Eiffel Tower: [1]
- A photo dated Feb 1911: [2],
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Gaston Hervieu
- Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-hangar (Filing date: 1910-05-23)
- Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-parachute (Filing date: 1910-08-26)
- Patent FR-1911-432120 (English title: Construction of hangars, particularly dis-assemblable hangars for aircraft, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-hangar, Filing date: 1911-05-22)
- Patent GB-1911-12418 (English title: Construction of Sheds or Hangars, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-hangar, Filing date: 1911-05-23)
- Patent GB-1911-19098 (English title: Parachtes, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-parachute, Filing date: 1911-08-25)
- Patent FR-1912-435706 (English title: Parachute, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-parachute, Filing date: 1911-08-21)
- Patent ES-1913-54942 (English title: Method for constructing deconstructable hangars for aircraft, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-hangar, Filing date: 1913-02-11)
- Patent ES-1913-55202 (English title: Deconstructable hangars, especially for aircraft, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-hangar, Filing date: 1913-03-18)
- Patent AT-1914-66839 (English title: Collapsible tent especially for aircraft, Supplementary to patent: Patent BE-1910-Hervieu-hangar, Filing date: 1913-04-11)
Publications by or about Gaston Hervieu
- Hervieu, 1899, L'ascension de Beuzeville. Mort de M. Bernard (Simple title: The ascent of Beuzeville. Death of Mr. Bernard, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Publication 6074, 1908, Gaston Hervieu (Simple title: Gaston Hervieu, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Hervieu, 1910, Parachute pour aéroplane et dirigeable (Simple title: Parachute for aeroplanes and airships, Journal: L'Aéro-Mécanique)
- Hervieu, 1911, The automatic parachute, etc (Simple title: The automatic parachute, Journal: Flight)
- Hervieu, 1913, Hervieu transportable tents (Simple title: Hervieu transportable tents, Journal: Flight)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Publication 6074, 1908, Gaston Hervieu
- ↑ La Revue aérienne An. 4 (1911), pp. 363–4 416, 420.
| Names | Gaston Hervieu |
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| Birth date | 1864-12-07 |
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| Countries | FR, GB |
| Locations | Paris |
| Occupations | aeronaut |
| Tech areas | Parachute, Hangar, Storage, Gas |
| Affiliations | Ligue Nationale Aérienne |
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