Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon (1908)
Hildebrandt, A. (Alfred), b. 1870, Story, W. H. tr · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 134
ourney depends on the amount of benzine carried ;in this case it had been supposed to be capable of lasting 40minutes. On September 29th, 12 miles were covered in 19minutes 55 seconds; on October 3rd, with a larger reservoir forthe benzine, 15 miles were done in 25 minutes 5 seconds; onOctober 4th,… … Fig. 65.—Archdeacons experiments on the Seine.(From Moedebecks Die Luftschiffahrt) Wrights in order to find out the exact position with regard tothese trials. The answer which Ferber received tended to showthat there had been much exaggeration in the reports. Chanute,however, stated in a letter…
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