lloon equipment consists of the following: anchor andanchor rope: a drag-rope, which is fastened to the concenfat-ing ring and is always hanging down from the outside of thecar, this being one means of equilibrium; a statoscope, which in-dicates whether the balloon is rising or falling; a… … Figure 8showing method of attaching load-ring and car to balloon the deflated envelope, making two convenient packages for ex-pressing to any desired point. Everything appertaining to a bal-loon, with the exception of the envelope, will pack into the car,which makes transportation quite easy. The…
Aeronautics
Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
