Le Patrie
Le Patrie was an airship created for the French military by Lebaudy Frères.
197' long, six times its maximum diameter, which occurred 2/5 of its length from the front.[1] It was enlarged in September 1907 with an additional section at the maximum diameter, increasing the volume from 111,250 cubic feet to 128,910 cubic feet. The car, 16' long, 5' wide, and 2.5' high, was made from 12% nickel steel tubes. For landings, the car had an inverted steel pyramid mounted below, intended to meet the ground first. The Panhard & Levassor motor had 60–70 hp, four cylinders, 1000rpm. Two propellers, one on either side of the engine, rotating in opposite directions.[2] The nacelle had room for six; lifting capacity was 1200kg.Clouth, 1907, Das zweite französische Militärluftschiff 'Patrie', p. 323.</ref>
On 23 November 1907, the Patrie made a well-publicized voyage from Chalais-Meudon (near Paris) to Verdun, covering 150 miles in 6.5 hours. On board were Captain Bonttiaux, Captain Boix, and two mechanics.[3] Army officers followed in automobiles.[4] Several days later the balloon was lost during a storm, overpowering 150–200 soldiers whom it dragged along the ground until they were ordered to let go.[1][5]
Its successor was Le République.
Links
- Patrie (airship) on Wikipedia (Good Article)
- Film: Le Ballon dirigeable « Le Patrie » on Wikipédia (The Dirigible Homeland on YouTube)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rotch, 1909, Conquest of the Air, pp. 94–97.
- ↑ Squier, 1908, Present Status of Military Aeronautics, p. 49.
- ↑ "French Airship Successes. 'La Patrie' Flies 150 Miles. Lucky Aeroplanes. Mr. Farman's Fine Efforts." The Observer, 24 November 1907.
- ↑ "Army Balloon in Storm: The Patrie Flies Far in France Under Adverse Conditions." New York Times, 24 November 1907.
- ↑ Squier, 1908, Present Status of Military Aeronautics, p. 50. "The carburetter was repaired on the 30th. Soon after a strong wind came up and tore loose some of the iron pickets with which the airship was anchored, allowing it to swing broadside to the wind; it then tilted over on the side far enough to let some of the ballast bags fall out. The 150 or 200 soldiers who were holding the ropes were pulled along the ground until directed by the officer in charge to let go. After being released it rose and was carried by the wind across the north of France, the English Channel, and into the north of Ireland. It struck the earth there, breaking off one of the propellers, and then drifted out to sea."
Publications referring to Le Patrie
- Publication 1276, 1907, Les Ballons dirigeables. Le 'Patrie' le 'République,' le Zeppelin III (Simple title: Airship Balloons. The 'Homeland' the 'Republic,' the Zeppelin III, Journal: L'Aéronautique)
- Publication 2769, 1907, Chronology of principal events (Simple title: Chronology of principal events, Journal: Amer. Mag. Aeronautics)
- Publication 9557, 1907, Le 'Patrie' est perdu. Un coup de vent l'emporte (Simple title: Le Patrie is lost. Gale prevails, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Clouth, 1907, Das zweite französische Militärluftschiff 'Patrie' (Simple title: The second French military airship, 'Patrie', Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Aeronatus, 1907, The history of airships (Simple title: The history of airships, Journal: Amer. Mag. Aeronautics)
Publications referring to Patrie
- Masfrand, 1906, Le dirigeable militaire Patrie (1) (Simple title: The military dirigible Patrie (1), Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Nacelle, 1906, Première marche militaire du dirigeable 'Patrie' (Simple title: First military march of the dirigie 'Patrie', Journal: La Rev. Aviat.)
- Publication 4108, 1906, Esperienze di collaudo del 'Patrie' (Lebaudy 1906) (Simple title: Testing experiences of the 'Patrie' (Lebaudy 1906), Journal: Boll. Soc. Aer. Ital.)
- Fonvielle, 1907, Minister im Lenkbaren Ballon Patrie (Simple title: Minister in Steerable Balloon Patrie, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Saint-Fegor, 1907, La vérité sur la perte du dirigeable 'Patrie' (Simple title: The truth about the loss of the dirigible 'Patrie', Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Publication 7708, 1907, Loss of the French airship La Patrie (Simple title: Loss of the French airship La Patrie, Journal: Scient. Amer.)
- Publication 4631, 1907, Per la flottiglia dei dirigibili da guerra in Francia. Particolari sul dirigible 'Patrie' (Simple title: For the flagship of the war airships in France. Details on the dirigible 'Patrie', Journal: Boll. Soc. Aer. Ital.)
- Publication 3674, 1907, Il dirigibile 'Patrie' (Simple title: The 'Patrie' airship, Journal: Boll. Soc. Aer. Ital.)
- Publication 385, 1907, Aérostation. Le dirigeable Patrie, Mixte Malécot, la Ville de Paris, le Nulli-secundus, Zeppelin, etc. (Simple title: Ballooning. The airship Patrie, Mixed Malécot, the City of Paris, the Nulli-secundus, Zeppelin, etc., Journal: L'Aéronautique)
- Publication 2484, 1907, La campagna autunnale del 'Patrie' (Simple title: The 'Patrie' autumn campaign, Journal: Boll. Soc. Aer. Ital.)
- Masfrand, 1907, Les ballons automobiles français. La campagne d'automme de l'auto- ballon militaire Patrie (Simple title: French automobile balloons. The autumn campaign of the military balloon Patrie, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Masfrand, 1907, Le dirigeable militaire Patrie (2) (Simple title: military; dirigible; Patrie, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Lagrange, 1907, Le dirigeable militaire Patrie (Simple title: The military dirigible Patrie, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Fonvielle, 1907, Neuer Rekord der 'Patrie.' Eine Fahrt von 236 km (Simple title: New record of the 'Patrie.' A drive of 236 km, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Renard, 1908, Les ballons rigides et la perte du 'Patrie' (Simple title: Rigid balloons and the loss of 'Homeland', Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Saunière, 1908, La perte du dirigeable Patrie (Simple title: The loss of the airship Patrie, Journal: L'Aéronautique)
- Teck, 1908, Lessons from the Patrie (Simple title: Lessons from the Patrie, Journal: American Aeronaut)
- Castagneris, 1908, On the conditions of equality of statical stability between the dirigeables Patrie' and 'Zeppelin' (Simple title: On the conditions of equality of statical stability between the dirigeables Patrie' and 'Zeppelin', Journal: Aër. Journ.)
- Espitallier, 1908, Der Verlust der 'Patrie' (Simple title: The loss of the 'Patrie', Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
Comments
The word "patrie" is feminine but French sources all refer to the vessel as "Le Patrie".
