. American engineer and railroad journal . Plan, (looking from belomtFH. > THE NAVIGABLE BALLOON AT THE ANTWERP EXHIBITION. Fie. sCross Section. i , I. DETAILS OF NAVIGABLE BALLOON AT THE ANTWERP KXUIBITION diameter, and from the foremost point to the end of the ruddermeasure-- 384 ft. Its cubic capacity is 500,000 ft. A valveat the top for letting out the gas has a jiapier-maclU is 4 ft. in diameter, and weighs only 7U lbs. The car ismade of steel gas piping, covered with wickerwork, and, asmav be seen by the illustration, it is of very peculiar center is cylindrical, 8
. American engineer and railroad journal . Plan, (looking from belomtFH. > THE NAVIGABLE BALLOON AT THE ANTWERP EXHIBITION. Fie. sCross Section. i , I. DETAILS OF NAVIGABLE BALLOON AT THE ANTWERP KXUIBITION diameter, and from the foremost point to the end of the ruddermeasure-- 384 ft. Its cubic capacity is 500,000 ft. A valveat the top for letting out the gas has a jiapier-maclU is 4 ft. in diameter, and weighs only 7U lbs. The car ismade of steel gas piping, covered with wickerwork, and, asmav be seen by the illustration, it is of very peculiar center is cylindrical, 8 ft- in diameter, and reaches downto much lower than the front and back portions. Of thesethe front is intended for passengers ; it is entirely closed, butwith windows. The back is for the crew, and contains thedvnamo for transmitting the power to the screw ; it is shownin fig. 6, and is also from the Oerlikon Works. Its casing is the car, and from it he will be able to increase or diminish thespeed of the balloon, as well as to raise, lower, and steer it. Antwerp is not the most suitable locality that could befound for aeronautical experiments, as
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