Travels in space; a history of aerial navigation (1902)
Valentine, E. Seton, Tomlinson, F. L. · London Hurst and Blackett · leaf 312
all aerostats, beingdivided into that number of sections each Pas-tio-ht. O O The interior was a framework of aluminium rodsstretching from one end of the aerostat to the otherand held in place by 17 polygonal rings, 24 feet apart.Each ring was supported by aluminium wires, and thewhole machine was… … ^ S A HISTORY OF AERIAL NAVIGATION. 295 as the total capacity was about 12,000 cubic yards, thecost of filling alone amounted to between ^400 and/500. The propulsion of the machine was to be effected byfour screws made of aluminium, two being situatedabout a third of the total leno-th from the bow,…
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