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 144
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,… … Fig. 77.—Millets kite carrying observers. Kites have often been proposed for the purpose of saving life atsea. They have been used for the purpose of throwing lines onboard a wreck, or from the ship to the land, and many cases areon record where they have served a useful purpose in suchemergencies.…
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