version : http://nevertown.blog.com/2011/11/17/ The subtitle of the 2011 version of "Three Musketeers" is called "Battle in the Sky", is it a magical horse? Because the climax of the battle between the two sides was indiscriminate bombing with airships, and finally hit Notre Dame de Paris. Those who like steampunk don't get excited-in the 17th century, you are so steamy! In fact, as the first powered aircraft in human history, the controllable airship itself did not appear until the 19th century. This setting really makes science students and liberal arts students go crazy together.
In fact, if the standard is relaxed a little, the earliest idea of "hanging a ship under a balloon" can be traced back to the model of a "vacuum spacecraft" drawn by Italian priest scientist Dai Tizi in 1670. The drawings were simple and cheating, but due to technical limitations, the imaginative thing was never made.
Speaking of it, the French have indeed contributed a lot to the development of hot air balloons and motorboats. In the late 18th century, the Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard installed a manual propeller as a propulsion device on a balloon for the first time. Later, he added flapable wings and a direction-controlling tail to successfully fly over the English Channel. In the film, the huge airship is controlled by the round rudder of the sea boat. This alone surpasses the real history for more than a century.
As for the first powered airship, it was also invented by the French: in the mid-nineteenth century, a guy named Henri Giffard (Henri Giffard) drove a three-horsepower steamship and flew 27 kilometers. Until this time, the airship was basically operated by one person. After all, with the lift-off principle and driving mode at the time, the benefits of reducing the load were obvious. Larger airships were built at the end of the Franco-Prussian War and were driven by eight people.
Next, the pioneers began to experiment with internal combustion engines and electric drives, which greatly improved the speed and navigation distance of the airship. During those bloody days, the young people of science and technology in European countries with France at the core seemed to be immersed in airships, and the adventurous rich men also used their money-like arrogance to fund the dream of flying that mankind has had since ancient times. 1900 ushered in the golden age of airships. The rigid airship manufactured by the German aristocrat Duke Zeppelin finally let people see the dawn of application; since then, the rigid airship has also been given his name.
Zeppelin is not romantic at all. From an aesthetic point of view, this thing is completely a turtle in front of the gorgeous Baroque airship in the movie. Of course, you can also say that it has a Bauhaus-style beauty...Anyway, the design of aluminum alloy frame, metal casing, independent air chamber and bomb bay greatly enhances the safety and stability of the airship, and also opens up the military The possibility of application is a treasure trove of gold for Europe facing World War I. Taking advantage of the tailwind of the war, Zeppelin airships have been widely used in military and civilian transportation since the beginning of the 20th century, and the airship company named after the Duke Zeppelin also made a fortune.
However, success and failure are also failures. In 1936, the world’s largest aircraft, Zeppelin’s "Hindenburg" luxury airship caught fire while flying to the United States, and the 34 passengers and crew members on board died. He also killed a ground crew member and became an out-and-out Titanic in the air. Even more frightening is that because everyone is extremely curious about this huge industrial miracle, the accident was witnessed by countless people at the scene and was filmed by 22 cameras on the ground from multiple angles. The explosions and screams at the scene were broadcast and broadcast live. In every corner, the scene of the accident was permanently recorded.
Video recording of the Hindenburg accident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vgkvUxxZFg&feature=player_embedded
To this day, the cause of the Hindenburg crash remains a mystery. There are reports that anti-Nazis deliberately sabotaged the airship symbolizing the mighty power of Nazi Germany, and some analysts insisted that it was a technical failure. In any case, after this accident, people lost confidence in the practicability and safety of airships. The airship industry that once covered the sky has never recovered. This gorgeous and romantic era turned and walked into science fiction movies and cartoons lonely. Become a representative pattern of steampunk.
From this point of view, the gorgeous airship in the 2011 version of "The Three Musketeers" is actually technically feasible, but the age has passed so a little... Well, take a good look, let's be more tolerant~
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