The Bookshelf for boys and girls Book of Wonders and Curious Things (1912)
University Society, New York · New York: University Society · leaf 157
ideit more accurately with the rudder. Running this sort of an air-ship is very muchlike running an automobile, except that the navi-gator must keep his craft far enough aloft aswell as headed in the right direction; but bymoving enough weight beneath the back part ofthe bag he can throw the front… … fnotograph by Underwood A: Underwood, N. Y.THE TRIAL ASCENT OF THE AIR-SHIP DIRIGIBLE II IN ENGLAND. Below the gas-bag, however, are many differ-ent contrivances. Of course there is the engine,possibly two or three, if the air-craft is verylarge. The basket in which aeronauts of formerdays usually…
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