Arthur Constantin Krebs, born 16 November 1850 in Vesoul, France, was a French officer and pioneer in automotive engineering. Collaborating with Charles Renard, he piloted the first fully controlled free-flight made in the French Army. The airship La France, which was designed in 1884.
Charles Renard and Arthur Krebs LA FRANCE airship made the first fully controllable free-flight the 9 August 1884.
The electric-powered flight covered 8 km or 5.0 mi, in 23 minutes. It was the first full round trip flight with a landing on the starting point. On its seven flights the La France dirigible returned five times to its starting point.
The astronomer Jules Janssen took this photo from his Meudon (France) astrophysic observatory in 1885.
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