Louis Mutin Godard
Louis-Mutin Godard, of the Godard family, was an aero engineer in Paris.
He was a (the?) lead engineer in 1906 for Walter Wellman's polar expedition.[1][2] (Édouard Surcouf also seems to have been involved.)
In 1893, Godard trained three Romanian officers in ballooning.[3]
Airships created by Louis Godard or Louis-Mutin Godard
- America (airship) (Year constructed: 1906, Keywords: Exploration)
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Louis Godard or Louis-Mutin Godard
- Patent FR-1906-357980 (English title: Application of metallic paints to air-ships, Filing date: 1905-09-23)
Publications by or about Louis Godard or Louis-Mutin Godard
- Godard, 1885, L'ascension libre du 25 septembre 1885 (Simple title: The free ascent of September 25, 1885, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Mck, 1888, Ballonwettfahrten (Simple title: Balloon races, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Godard, 1890, Ascension libre du 29 septembre 1890. (Usine de la Villette.) (Simple title: Free ascent of September 29, 1890. (Factory of Villette.), Journal: La France Aérienne)
- Surcouf, 1895, Portraits d'aéronautes contemporains. M. Louis Godard. (Simple title: Portraits of contemporary aeronauts. Mr. Louis Godard., Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Godard, 1896, Les voyages aériens au lang cours. Qui détient le record? (Simple title: Air travel to lang course. Who holds the record?, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Hinterstoisser, 1896, Aëronautische Ausstellungs-Briefe aus dem tausendjährigen Ungarn (2) (Simple title: Aeronautic Exhibition - Letters from the Hungarian Millennial (2), Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Surcouf, 1897, Expédition française au Pôle Nord en ballon (projet Louis Godard et Ed. Surcouf) (Simple title: French expedition to the North Pole in balloon (project Louis Godard and Ed. Surcouf), Journal: Mém. Soc. Ing. Civ. France)
- Godard, 1899, L'ascension de l'alliance. Nuit du 14 novembre 1898 (Simple title: The rise of the alliance. Night of November 14, 1898, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Godard, 1902, Description d'un aérostat dirigeable (Simple title: Description of a dirigible aerostat, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Godard, 1902, Le ballon captif de l'exposition de Düsseldorf (Simple title: The captive balloon of the Düsseldorf exhibition, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Godard, 1902, Der Ballon captif von Düsseldorf 1902 (Simple title: The captive balloon of Dusseldorf 1902, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Godard, 1903, Possibilité d'atteindre 12,000 m. d'altitude par ballon monté (Simple title: Possibility of reaching 12,000 m. altitude balloon mounted, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Godard, 1903, L'aéronat le 'Santa-Cruz' (Simple title: The aeronate 'Santa Cruz', Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Godard, 1903, L'aérostation maritime en Russia (Simple title: Maritime ballooning in Russia, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Godard, 1904, Aëronautische Rekords (von Dauer-Weit und Hochfahrten) (Simple title: Aeronautic records of long-distance and high-speed drives, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Godard, 1904, Des records aérostatiques (Simple title: Aerostatic records, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Godard, 1906, Des panneaux d'arrachement pour dégonflement instantané de ballons libres (Simple title: Breakaway panels for instant deflation of free balloons, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Godard, 1906, Au Pôle Nord en dirigeable (Simple title: At the North Pole in an airship, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Wellman, 1906, The polar airship (Simple title: The polar airship, Journal: National Geographic Magazine)
- Godard, 1907, Dirigeable à grande vitesse, type 1907 (Simple title: High speed airship, type 1907, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Godard, 1907, Le dirigeable Louis Godard (Simple title: The Louis Godard airship, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Publication 3645, 1907, Le dirigeable Louis Godard (Simple title: The Louis Godard airship, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- E., 1907, Aeronautische Uebersicht (may) (Simple title: Aeronautical Overview, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Godard, 1908, Nouveau système de gonflement de ballons Montgolfières militaires (Simple title: New balloon inflation system Military hot air balloons, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Godard, 1908, Montgolfières militaires. Nouveau système de gonflement par air chaud (Simple title: Military hot air balloons. New hot air inflation system, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Godard, 1908, Montgolfières militaires. (Aérostation.) (Simple title: Military hot air balloons. (Aérostation.), Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Delavoys, 1909, Un nouvel aéronat. Croiseur militaire rapide de cube réduit à deux moteurs et deux propulseurs de type Louis Godard 1909 (Simple title: A new airship. Fast military cruiser of reduced cube with two engines and two thrusters of type Louis Godard 1909, Journal: L'Aérophile)
References
- ↑ "Le Dirigeable Mixte", L'Aéronautique; An. 5e An., No. 17, 1 April 1906; pp. 117–121.
- ↑ Peter Joseph Capelotti, By Airship to the North Pole (1999), p. 130.
Wellman signed a contract with Godard for the construction of the polar airship on January 30, 1906. In his dispatch to the Record-Herald, Wellman made clear that "the machine will be the most solid and enduring, and will be regardless of expense," and, as example of such construction, Wellman stressed that "the car frame [of the airship] will be of steel tubes." He further noted that his plans "will be closely adhered to, generally following the methods of the Lebaudy airship, without unnecessary experimentation." And in National Geographic he wrote, "M. Godard is a conservative, careful man, and I have much faith in him.
Godard himself remarked that he had long considered the possibilities of aerostatic polar exploration, even going so far as to claim credit for the idea. "But this time my projects take form," Godard was quoted as telling a reporter. "My dream is realized, or soon will be." - ↑ Pocket-Book of Aeronautics, 1907, p. 256.
Links
- INPI
- Jean-Claude Cailliez, "Première tentative d’atteindre le Pôle nord en dirigeable : l’expédition W.Wellman (1906-09)", Pionnair-GE, 12 October 2006
- Louis Mutin Godard aeronautes du siege scrapbook, 1870-1919 at Stanford
| Names | Louis-Mutin Godard |
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| Countries | FR |
| Locations | Paris |
| Occupations | engineer, balloon maker |
| Tech areas | LTA, Balloon |
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| Affiliations | Godard family |
| Family name | |
| Birth date | 1847; 1928 |
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