Walter Wellman
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Walter Wellman was an aeronaut and explorer from Ohio who tried unsuccessfully to reach the North Pole by airship in 1906 and 1909.[1] He recounted his experiences in The Aerial Age, published 1911.
His airship, America, was built in Paris by Louis-Mutin Godard. Wellman also hired Melvin Vaniman to enlarge the ship before a September 1907 (?) mission.[2]
References
- ↑ Hallion, 2003, p. 93.
- ↑ Adam Rovner, "Melvin Vaniman: Forgotten Aviation Pioneer", American History, April 2006.
Links
- Walter Wellman on Wikipedia
- America (airship) on Wikipedia
- Walter and Arthur Wellman Collection at Smithsonian Institution Online Virtual Archives
| Names | Walter Wellman |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1858 |
| Death date | 1934 |
| Countries | US |
| Locations | Manhattan, New York |
| Occupations | journalist |
| Tech areas | exploration, Balloon |
| Affiliations | |
| Wikidata id | Q557260 |
Airships created by Walter Wellman
- America (airship) (Year constructed: 1906, Keywords: Exploration)
Publications by or about Walter Wellman
- Wellman, 1906, The polar airship (Simple title: The polar airship, Journal: National Geographic Magazine)
- Silberer, 1906, Die Nordpolfahrt (Simple title: The North Pole, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Chronology of Principal Sevents, September 1907 (Simple title: Chronology of principal events, Journal: Amer. Mag. Aeronautics)
- Publication 6074, 1908, Gaston Hervieu (Simple title: Gaston Hervieu, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Wellman, 1909, Wellman's expedition (Simple title: Wellman's expedition, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Wellman, 1909, Wellman's neuestes fiasko (Simple title: Wellman's latest fiasco, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Wellman, 1910, Proposed transatlantic airship flight (Simple title: Proposed transatlantic airship flight, Journal: Scient. Amer.)
- Wellman, 1910, Wellman airship (Simple title: Wellman airship, Journal: Aircraft • Aeronautics)
- Wellman, 1911, The Aerial Age (Simple title: The Aerial Age)
- Wellman, 1911, The aerial age; a thousand miles by airship over the Atlantic Ocean; airship voyages over the Polar Sea; the past, the present and the future of aerial navigation (Simple title: The aerial age; a thousand miles by airship over the Atlantic Ocean; airship voyages over the Polar Sea; the past, the present and the future of aerial navigation, Journal: Aerial Age)
