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 140
s not in the sameposition, and therefore requires to be more fully described. Aframework, built up out of wood and phosphor bronze wire, iscovered by cambric and used as a keel. It is mounted on apiece of pine wood, and the rest of the kite is constructed mthe usual way. The only difference lies in… … Fig. 72.—Codys kite. easily under a diminished pressure. This is a real improve-ment. On the one hand, the vertical position of the kite ismore stable, and on the other, a serious accident is renderedmore improbable. In mounting to great heights it is necessary to use a lightkite. In consequence,…
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