Notes.--Wood construction. _Control_: Ailerons and 1 rear elevator. Upper planes staggered 30 in advance of lower. Quadrilateral fuselage. Piloted passenger side by side. Landing carriage: 2 wheels and 1 skid. Aeroplatte fabric. The 1912 model was practically the same. [Illustration: ZODIAC. UAS] [Illustration] FRENCH DIRIGIBLES. ~Military.~ ---------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+----------+------+-------------+------------------ | | | | Capacity | | Speed. | Date. | Name. | Make. | Type. | in m cubed. | H.P. | m.p.h. (K) | Notes. ---------------+----------------------+-------------+-------+----------+------+-------------+------------------ 1909 | ~LIBERTE~ | Lebaudy | s.r. | 4800 | 120 | 28 (45) | | | | | | | | 1910 | ~COL. RENARD~ | Astra | n.r. | 4100 | 100 | 30 (50) | | | | | | | | 1911 | ~ADJUTANT REAU~ | Astra 10 | n.r. | 8950 | 220 | 32 (53) | " | ~LIEUT. CHAURE~ | Astra 11 | n.r. | 8950 | 220 | 32 (53) | " | ~ADJ. VINCENNOT~ | C. Bayard 4 | n.r. | 7500 | 75 | 29 (48) | " | ~SELLE DE BEAUCHAMP~ | Lebaudy | s.r. | 8000 | 75 | 30 (50) | " | ~CAPT. MARECHAL~ | Lebaudy | s.r. | 7500 | 160 | | " | ~LE TEMPS~ | Zodiac 9 | n.r. | 2500 | 75 | 29 (48) | " | ~CAPT. FERBER~ | Zodiac 10 | n.r. | 6000 | 180 | 33 (54) | " | ~COMDT. COUTELLE~ | Zodiac 11 | n.r. | 9000 | 380 | 37 (60) | | | | | | | | 1912 | ~SPIESS~ | Zodiac 12 | r. | 11000 | 400 | 40 (65) | " | ~FLEURUS~ | C. Bayard 5 | n.r. | 6500 | 150 | 36 (58) | " | ~ECLAIREUR CONTE~ | Astra 12 | n.r. | 6640 | 75 | 28 (46) | " | ~DUPUY DE LOME~ | C. Bayard 6 | n.r. | 9700 | 244 | 35-1/2 (58) | | | | | | | | _Building_ | _A_ | Astra |} | | | | | _B_ | C. Bayard 7 |} | | | | | _C_ | Lebaudy |} | 17000 | 1000 | 43-1/2 (70) | | _D_ | Zodiac 13 |} ? | | | |
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