Gabriel Yon
Gabriel Yon (1835–1894) was a French aero inventor who filed patents related to aerial navigation and stability. He was affiliated with the agents Jovis and Fayollet.
Yon's father was a ropemaker known for making balloon netting.[1]
At age ~20, Yon flew with Henri Giffard on his second balloon in 1855 at Courcelles.[2] He participated in French postal efforts during the siege of Paris.[3][4] In 1872 he worked with Henri Dupuy de Lôme.[1]
In the 1880s, Yon reportedly supplied Russia, China, Japan, Italy, Denmark, and Spain, with balloons for military purposes.[5]
Yon's name is associated with a 4- or 6-legged style of anchor.
He also developed a new type of valve, in collaboration with Abel Corot and Louis Godard.[6] Corot was a long-term student and associate.[7]
At his funeral in 1894, eulogies were given by Wilfrid de Fonvielle, Laporte, and Surcouf. De Fonvielle implies that both he and Yon belong to "l'Association fraternelle des anciens aéronautes du siège" (seemingly similar to Société des aéronautes du siège de Paris).[4]
Yon had a workshop at the Champ-de-Mars, from which, after his death, materials were salvaged by his collaborators Louis Godard and Édouard Surcouf. The site was demolished in 1899 before the 1900 Exposition Universelle.[1]
Publications
- "Du Froid dans les haute régions de l'atmosphère", L'Aérophile, Vol. 1, Nos. 1–3, 1893, p. 17.
- Aérostation populaire, exposition internationale de 1889: Projet de construction d'un grand ballon captif a vapeur (système Henri Giffard), 1886 (link / 2)
- Matériel aérostatique militare: système Gabriel Yon, 1886 (link)
Airships created by Gabriel Yon
- María Cristina (Year constructed: 1889, Keywords: Military • Transportation • Cargo • Hydrogen)
Publications by or about Gabriel Yon
- Yon and Surcouf, , Aérostats et aérostation militaire (Simple title: Aerostats and military balloon)
- Yon, , Ballons captifs transportables (Simple title: Transportable captive balloons, Journal: La Nature)
- Yon, 1880, Note sur la direction des aérostats (Simple title: Note on the direction of aerostats)
- Yon, 1881, Vitesse ascensionnelle des Montgolfières et effort musculaire correspondant qu'il faut développer pour exécuter des exercices de trapèze au moment du départ (Simple title: Climbing speed of Montgolfières and corresponding muscular effort that must be developed to perform trapeze exercises at the start, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Yon, 1881, Hauteur d'équilibre de l'aérostat captif de Marseille (Simple title: Equilibrium height of the Marseille captive aerostat, Journal: Mon. Ind. Belge)
- Yon, 1881, Hauteur maximum d'équilibre de l'aérostat captif de Marseille (Simple title: Maximum height of equilibrium of the Marseille captive aerostat, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Hagen, 1884, Ein Blick in die Ballonwerkstatt (Simple title: A look into the balloon workshop, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch.)
- Yon, 1885, Les aérostats captifs transportables (Simple title: Transportable captive aerostats, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Yon, 1886, Parco aeronautico militare italiano (Simple title: Italian military aeronautical park, Journal: Riv. Art. Gen.)
- Yon, 1886, Matériel aérostatique militaire, système Gabriel Yon, 1886 (Simple title: Military aerostatic equipment, Gabriel Yon system, 1886)
- Yon, 1886, Matériel aérostatique militaire, système Gabriel Yon, 1886 (Simple title: Military aerostatic equipment, Gabriel Yon system, 1886)
- Yon, 1886, Projet de construction d'un grand ballon captif à vapeur (système H. Giffard) (Simple title: Project to build a large steam captive balloon (H. Giffard system))
- Moedebeck, 1886, Der Luftschifferpark in der Italienischen und in der Russischen Armee. Aus dem Bulletin de la Reunion des officers, 17 April 1886 (Simple title: The airship park in the Italian and Russian armies. From the Bulletin de la Reunion des officers, 17 April 1886, Journal: Zeitschr. Luftsch. • Bulletin de la Reunion des officers)
- Yon and Surcouf, 1889, Aërostats--Aërostation militaire (Simple title: Aerostats - Military Aerostation, Journal: Revue Technique)
- Yon, 1889, Aérostation populaire, exposition internationale de 1889. Projet de construction d'un grand ballon captif à vapeur (Simple title: Iternational exhibition of 1889: constructing a large steam captive balloon)
- Yon, 1893, Du froid dans les hautes régions de l'atmosphère (Simple title: From the cold in the high regions of the atmosphere, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Yon, 1893, Du froid dans les hautes régions de l'atmosphère (Simple title: From the cold in the high regions of the atmosphere, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Yon, 1893, Des ascensions à grande hauteur (Simple title: High-altitude climbs, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Fonvielle, 1894, Gabriel Yon (Simple title: Gabriel Yon, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Schleiffarth, 1894, Gabriel Yon (Simple title: Gabriel Yon, Journal: Prometheus)
- Surcouf, 1894, Gabriel Yon (Simple title: Gabriel Yon, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Yon and Surcouf, 1899, Aérostats et aérostation militaire à l'exposition universelle de 1899 (Simple title: Aerostats and military aerostation at the 1899 World's Fair, Journal: Revue Technique de l'exposition de 1899)
- Lecornu, 1903, La navigation aérienne. Histoire documentaire et anecdotique (Simple title: Air navigation. Documentary and anecdotal history.)
- Putnam, 1930, Andrée (Simple title: Andrée)
- Putnam, 1930, Andrée (Simple title: Andrée)
Gabriel Yon participated in these events:
- International Aeronautical Congress of 1889 (Start date: 1889-07-31, Locations: Paris, Country: FR, Tech focus: • • )
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 André, 1902, Les Dirigeables, p. 262–268.
- ↑ Hildebrandt, 1908, Airships Past and Present, pp. 50
- ↑ Hildebrandt, 1908, Airships Past and Present, pp. 143
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Gabriel Yon", L'Aérophile 2(3), 1894, pp. 63–66.
- ↑ Hildebrandt, 1908, Airships Past and Present, pp. 166, 170–173.
- ↑ Édouard Surcouf, "Soupape a ressorts de rappel horizontaux", L'Aérophile, Vol. 1 (1893), pp. 176–178.
- ↑ "Nécrologie: Abel Corot", L'Aérophile, 1/15 November 1914, p. 407.
| Names | Gabriel Yon; L. Gabriel Yon |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1835-05-13 |
| Death date | 1894-03-09 |
| Countries | FR |
| Locations | Paris |
| Occupations | balloonist, balloon maker |
| Tech areas | LTA, Balloon, Stability |
| Affiliations | International Aeronautical Congress of 1889, Grands Ateliers aérostatiques du Champ de Mars |
| Wikidata id | Q94298445 |
