. Review of reviews and world's work . (C) O. V. Bucl^ WashiiiKtiHi A NON-RIGID ARMY OVKR THI-: UOMKTHE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTONMay—4 OF WASHINGTON MONUMENT FROM ABOVE (Illustrating also the use of aircraft in map-making andcommercial photography) Zeppelins flew on regular schedule eachcarrying a score of tourists. Course dinnerswere served aloft, and the passengers en-joyed the luxuries of a Pullman car, withthe absence, of course, of the smoking of these ships made 224 trips aboutBerlin in two j^ears, remaining aloft in allfor upwards of 10,000 hours, carrying 2286passenger
. Review of reviews and world's work . (C) O. V. Bucl^ WashiiiKtiHi A NON-RIGID ARMY OVKR THI-: UOMKTHE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTONMay—4 OF WASHINGTON MONUMENT FROM ABOVE (Illustrating also the use of aircraft in map-making andcommercial photography) Zeppelins flew on regular schedule eachcarrying a score of tourists. Course dinnerswere served aloft, and the passengers en-joyed the luxuries of a Pullman car, withthe absence, of course, of the smoking of these ships made 224 trips aboutBerlin in two j^ears, remaining aloft in allfor upwards of 10,000 hours, carrying 2286passengers and covering 15,000 miles. During the later stages of the war thedirigible was largely discredited because ofthe greater speed and cheapness of the aero-plane, but the growth of the balloon withinits limitations is full of promise. The presentspeed of the air ship of miles an hour isonly relatively slower than the aeroplane,while its flying radius has increased to nearly10,000 miles. It is capable of remainingaloft for eight
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