Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 512
liALLOOA DRILL. Right here it ni, well be pointed out thatnot every one in the oon school makes ascen-sions. As a rule, only tne officers and instructorsor those studying to receive commissions makethe actual trips. Scores of men are necessary for the miscellane-ous work, to hold the iiuge gas-bag… … AN AUTOMOBILE WINCH FOR HOLDING THE BALLOON STEADY. (sEE NEXT PAGE.) 906 A SCHOOL FOR BALLOONISTS [Aug., earth and to move it to and from the hangar.There are also men detailed to look after theproduction of the hydrogen with which the bal-loons are inflated, to keep them in repair, and todrive the…
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