### Clue: In France she can ascend in a flying gondola (7)
### Answer: NACELLE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: a flying gondola
  **Reversal of**(ascend, in a down clue) [ELLE(the pronoun, "she", as would be heard in France) + CAN]. 
Answer: The gondola,compartment hanging under a flying balloon,dirigible housing passengers.