Title
Mr Blanchard's Flying Vessel 1728
Caption
Mr Blanchard's Flying Vessel 1728, lateral view
Coloured etching with frame (28 x 35 cm)
Print from Martinet, rue Saint Jacques in Paris
Muller-Quênot Collection
Former Soulavie and Edouard Bourdariat collection
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Blanchard's flying vessel incorporated ingenious mechanics. Using the levers and pulleys the pilot could control the craft through the use of his hands and feet from a sitting position. This enabled the wings to move like those of a bird, whilst one set were elevated the other was lowered.
French Aviation Exhibition, Petit Palais des Champs Elysées, November 1933
–Janvier 1934.
Date
18th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_078
License type
Rights managed
Available size
59,7Mb (3,7Mb) / 16,5in x 14,0in / 4961 x 4207 (300dpi)