Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . the balloonists employed at country shows. He made acareful examination into the records of accidents which havehappened to members of clubs affiliated to the German Associa-tion of Balloonists, and also to the Prussian and Bavarian BalloonCorps, and found that 36 accidents had happened as comparedwith a total number of 2,061 ascents. The injured amountedto 0-47 per cent, of the number of passengers, the total number. Fig. 141.—Balloon and balloonists on
Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . the balloonists employed at country shows. He made acareful examination into the records of accidents which havehappened to members of clubs affiliated to the German Associa-tion of Balloonists, and also to the Prussian and Bavarian BalloonCorps, and found that 36 accidents had happened as comparedwith a total number of 2,061 ascents. The injured amountedto 0-47 per cent, of the number of passengers, the total number. Fig. 141.—Balloon and balloonists on their way home. of whom was 7,570. But an improvement is even noticeableamong professional aeronauts, and they are now beginning toknow that confidence cannot be placed in an old patched they are not in a very enviable position; their professionis a difficult one, and the profits are scanty. They cannot affordto keep a number of assistants, and have to trust to the intelli-gence of such local helpers as they can scrape together. Ittakes several hours to inflate the balloon, and he is obliged tobe present during the whole time because nobody else knowsanything about it, and any delay at the last moment mightexpose him to the wrath of the mob. An amateur generallymounts into the basket after all the work of inflation has been 230 AIBSHIPS PAST AND PEE SENT. done by experienced balloonists, whereas the professional hasalready done a hard days work before the start is made. Con-sequently in a tight place he is at a great
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