This 1864 lithograph shows Dr. Solomon Andrews airship, The Aereon, as it cruised on a famous trip of 30 miles in 14 and half minutes.Solomon Andrews built his first "Aereon" that flew over Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on June 1, 1863. Andrew's airship had three 80-foot cigar-shaped balloons, with a rudder and gondola. Buoyancy was controlled by jettisoning sand ballast or releasing hydrogen lift gas
