Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . Fig. 74.—Kite forsignalling. Fig. 75.—Signalling by means oflights from a kite. and Eussia to hoist an observer in a kite. The first load was adummy of suitable weight, and on January 27th, 1897, anAmerican officer went up. The velocity of the wind was 23 second. Four Hargrave kites were used, of different top one had a surface of 20 sq. ft., the next of 39 sq. ft., thenext of 86 sq. ft., and the lowest of 155 sq. ft. The total areawTas
Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . Fig. 74.—Kite forsignalling. Fig. 75.—Signalling by means oflights from a kite. and Eussia to hoist an observer in a kite. The first load was adummy of suitable weight, and on January 27th, 1897, anAmerican officer went up. The velocity of the wind was 23 second. Four Hargrave kites were used, of different top one had a surface of 20 sq. ft., the next of 39 sq. ft., thenext of 86 sq. ft., and the lowest of 155 sq. ft. The total areawTas about 300 sq. ft. To the lowest kite a very primitive seatwas attached, made of bamboo rods. The kites weighed 58 lbs.,the cord 20 lbs., and the passenger 148 lbs. On this occasionLieutenant Wise rose to a height of 50 ft., and could see over the 122 AIRSHIPS PAST AND PRESENT. tops of the houses. He thought he could have risen still higher,but contented himself with this as a first attempt. Millet has proposed an arrangement by which the basket forthe passenger is fastened to a single kite of curious design. Theadvantage of his sch
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