April 12, 2024
Baldwin's dirigible No.11 real photo postcard
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black and white real photo postcard Baldwin's DirigibleBaldwin created a dirigible that was 95 feet (29 m) long and powered by a new, more powerful Curtiss engine. The Army bought it and designated it Signal Corps Dirigible No. 1. Baldwin picked up the sobriquet, "Father of the American Dirigible ". He received the Aero Club of America's first balloon pilot certificate.BALDWIN , THOMAS SCOTT 1854-1923. Inventor of the flexible parachute, builder of the first practical dirigible in America, pioneer designer, builder and flyer of airplanes, his life was unrivaled as a showman, as an innovator and inventor in nearly 50 years in aeronautics.
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