Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910 · New York, The Railroad and engineering journal · leaf 13
nginein motion. With no revolutions of the screw per minute,he was enabled to get a proper speed of the apparatus^which he estimated at 4.27 to 6.70 miles per hour, so as todeflect and turn the balloon from the line of the wind ; andthus, while satisfied that this first air ship was quite unableto… … He further expressed his belief, as a result of this exper-iment, that the danger resulting from the juxtaposition offire and an inflammable gas might prove to be quite illu-sory ; but yet no other aeronaut since his time has daredto repeat the experiment. He came down in safety just after dark,…
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