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 143
carriage drawn by two kites. Themain one was made of muslin covered with paper ; it was 20 ft.long, and rose to a height of 160 feet. Above this was a smallerkite that could be_ so steered as to help the other to surmounttrees and obstacles. With a favouring wind, Pocock was oftenable to cover… … Fig. 76.—Lieutenant Wise makingan ascent in a kite. KITES. 123 long, and 3 ft. broad, which was covered with cambric, and hada space in the middle to accommodate the passengers. A kite,flying at the height of 560 ft. was fastened to the top of themast, and pulled the boat along. On November 6th,…
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