Santos-Dumont No. 5 airship
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The Santos-Dumont No. 5 was an early experimental non-rigid airship built and flown in 1901 by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont during his attempts to win the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize for controlled flight around the Eiffel Tower.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santos-Dumont No. 5 | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental airship
ⓘ
non-rigid airship ⓘ |
| airshipType | non-rigid ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrize | Deutsch de la Meurthe prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedAt | Paris airship sheds used by Santos-Dumont ⓘ |
| builder | Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
early airships
ⓘ
pioneer aviation experiments ⓘ |
| controlGoal | demonstrate navigability and control in urban airspace ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| designer | Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Pioneer era of aviation ⓘ |
| firstFlightYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| flightObjective | controlled flight around the Eiffel Tower ⓘ |
| followedBy | Santos-Dumont No. 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasControlSystem | rudder and elevator for steering ⓘ |
| hasCrewCapacity | 1 person ⓘ |
| hasEngineLocation | mounted on the gondola ⓘ |
| hasEnvelopeShape | cigar-shaped envelope ⓘ |
| hasGondola | open framework gondola ⓘ |
| hasPropeller | driven by engine for forward thrust ⓘ |
| hasStructure | non-rigid gas envelope without internal framework ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to development of controlled powered airship flight ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Santos-Dumont No. 6 design ⓘ |
| innovationAspect | refinement of earlier Santos-Dumont airship designs ⓘ |
| liftGas | hydrogen ⓘ |
| locationOfFlights |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaAttention | attracted European press coverage in 1901 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its sequence number in Santos-Dumont’s airship series ⓘ |
| notableEvent | used in 1901 attempts to circle the Eiffel Tower within a time limit ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedEra | pre-World War I aviation ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Santos-Dumont numbered airships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Santos-Dumont No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPilot | Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| registration | No. 5 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Deutsch de la Meurthe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eiffel Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | ballast and valve system to control altitude ⓘ |
| usedFor | attempts to win the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize ⓘ |
| usedIn | public demonstration flights in Paris ⓘ |
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