Parseval-Sigsfeld kite balloon

Parseval-Sigsfeld kite balloon
German Parseval-Sigsfeld balloon near Équancourt, 22 September 1916
General information
TypeObservation balloon
National originGermany
ManufacturerAugust Riedinger Balloon Plant, Augsburg, Germany
Designer
August von Parseval,
Hans Bartsch von Sigsfeld
StatusDismantled
Primary userImperial German Army
Number builthundreds
History
First flight1898
Retiredc. 1920

The Parseval-Sigsfeld kite balloon (German: Parseval-Sigsfeld Drachenballon) was a type of non-rigid military observation balloon, designed in 1898 by August von Parseval and Hans Bartsch von Sigsfeld. Its aerodynamic shape and the rear air capsule ensured a stable position owing to the force of the wind, similar to the way in which kites are stabilized; for this reason it was known as the kite balloon (German: Drachenballon).

This aircraft was widely used as the main observation balloon type by the Central Powers during World War I.

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