Anastasia Baumann, GB189917913A
Improvements in or connected with Air Ships.
Image credit: Baumann, A. (1899)
On July 21, 1900, Anastasia Baumann of Munich, Germany, patented a novel system for lifting and supporting an airship. Her design employed tiered frames mounted between paired masts, each fitted with upward-slanting sails that captured the oncoming wind to provide vertical lift.
Date of Application: 5 September 1899
Date of Issuance: 21 July 1900
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