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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Arthur Constantin
Krebs (16 November 1850 in Vesoul, France - 22 March 1935 in Quimperlé,
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 airship La France, which was
designed in 1884. The electric-powered flight covered 8 km (5 miles) 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. Krebs shared the 1886 Ponti
prize of the French Académie des sciences, with Charles Renard, for
their contribution to Aerostation. Krebs inspired Jules Verne, in Vernes
novel Robur The Conqueror written in 1886, he tells "the striking
experiments of Captain Krebs and Captain Renard".
