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 99
ir into the neck. There was also thegreat danger wThich might arise if flames should break out in theneighbourhood of the motor, and be carried up by means of the 78 AIRSHIPS PAST AND PRESENT. neck. The fan was therefore driven by the motor; if themachine was at rest, an electric motor and a… … Fig. 40, -Framework and car of Lebaudys dirigibleballoon. windows were provided for inspecting the inside of the balloon.Every possible precaution was taken to ensure the stability ofthe machine. A horizontal oval-shaped sail of blue silk, havingan area of 1,055 square feet, was stretched below the…
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