Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910 · New York, The Railroad and engineering journal · leaf 17
ong and 30 ft.in diameter (3.04 to 1), inflated with 37,439 cub. ft. ofhydrogen, and with a lifting power of 2,728 lbs. The netting in this case was formed of flat ribbonssewed to longitudinal gores, which arrangement was foundmaterially to diminish the air resistance due to the ordi-nary twine… … Fig- 3- screw was 9.18 ft. in diameter, with two arms, and wasrotated at 180 revolutions per minute. Fig. 3 shows thisapparatus. Two ascensions were made. The first was on October8, 1883. On this occasion there was almost no wind at thesurface, but at a height of 1,600 ft. it was blowing atthe rate…
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