Robur, the Conqueror by Jules Verne [Robur #1]

In ROBUR, THE CONQUEROR Verne produces an aerial parallel to the famous "Nautilus," in which Capt. Nemo journeyed so many thousand leagues under the sea. Robur the Conqueror devises an aerial machine called the Albatross, which can be driven in the teeth of the wind, and can be managed and steered in any atmospheric conditions.