!!!Hoernes, Hermann b. Venice (Italy), July 31, 1858, d. Linz (Upper Austria), Jan. 17, 1948, flight engineer, officer; one of the first balloonists in Austria, 1890 first balloon trip at night (Vienna-Posen). !Works Luftfahrzeuge der Zukunft, 1891; Lenkbare Ballons, 1902; Buch des Fluges, 3 vols., 1910/11; Die Erfindung des Flugdrachens, 1913. !Literature OeBL; NDB. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Hoernes,_Hermann|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]