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 77
SENT. distance of 2J miles from Chalais they turned round, completingthe bend in the small angle of 11 degrees at a radius of about160 yards. After a slight deviation to the right-hand side, whichwas soon corrected by the rudder, the balloon reached a spot1,000 ft. above the starting point. The… … Fig. 28.—The balloon La France, built bv Kenard and Krebs. by the soldiers, and the balloon was safely landed, after havingcovered rather less than 5 miles in 23 minutes. A second expedition was less successful. The wind was ratherstronger, and drove the balloon before it. The arrangementsconnected…
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