Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible
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The Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible was an early 20th-century powered airship that famously won the 1901 Deutsch de la Meurthe prize by flying from Paris’s Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within the allotted time.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santos-Dumont No. 6 airship | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airship
ⓘ
dirigible ⓘ powered airship ⓘ |
| achievedClosedCircuitFlight | true ⓘ |
| achievementRequirement | fly from Parc Saint-Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within 30 minutes ⓘ |
| achievementStatus | requirement met ⓘ |
| achievementTimeLimit | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Alberto Santos-Dumont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early aviation in France ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
prize-winning aircraft ⓘ |
| cityOfOperation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | Deutsch de la Meurthe prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlType | steerable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfNotableFlight | 1901-10-19 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| envelopeGas | hydrogen ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| flightControl | rudder and elevator ⓘ |
| flightRoute | Parc Saint-Cloud – Eiffel Tower – Parc Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrewCapacity | 1 person ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | demonstrated practical controlled powered flight in an airship ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of controlled lighter-than-air flight
ⓘ
public perception of airship viability ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely reported in European press ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flight from Parc Saint-Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back
ⓘ
winning the 1901 Deutsch de la Meurthe prize ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | urban airspace over Paris ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | retired ⓘ |
| partOf | Santos-Dumont airship series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | gasoline engine ⓘ |
| precededBy | Santos-Dumont No. 5 dirigible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
aeronautical experimentation
ⓘ
competition flying ⓘ |
| prizeMoney | 100000 francs ⓘ |
| propulsionType | internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| structureType | non-rigid airship ⓘ |
| takeoffSite | Parc Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turningPoint | Eiffel Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstFlight | 1901 ⓘ |
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Santos-Dumont No. 6 airship