. Popular electricity magazine in plain English. Showing Um In- terior Construction ;;V, O , f^~.\ • >? of the Beaohv Head Lighthouse in Bug* land and the Ar-nngement of tho Lenses 1242 POPULAR ELECTRICITY and the WORLDS ADVANCE. A DISPATCH CARRYING BOMB A French aviator, M. Fugairon, hasjust invented a device for providingrapid communication between an airshipand the army to which it belongs. Thename bomb, however, although it indi-cates the shape and appearance of thedispatch bearing projectile, is somewhatmisleading, as the so-called bomb oraero-tube is perfectly harmless. It con-sists o
. Popular electricity magazine in plain English. Showing Um In- terior Construction ;;V, O , f^~.\ • >? of the Beaohv Head Lighthouse in Bug* land and the Ar-nngement of tho Lenses 1242 POPULAR ELECTRICITY and the WORLDS ADVANCE. A DISPATCH CARRYING BOMB A French aviator, M. Fugairon, hasjust invented a device for providingrapid communication between an airshipand the army to which it belongs. Thename bomb, however, although it indi-cates the shape and appearance of thedispatch bearing projectile, is somewhatmisleading, as the so-called bomb oraero-tube is perfectly harmless. It con-sists of a shell of aluminum having oneend filled with lead, the purpose ofwhich is to cause it to fall always with itspoint to the earth. Two partitions arefitted within the shell, one immediatelyabove the lead and the other at the upperend, the latter being capped by a coverof special design. There is thus formed awatertight chamber into which the dis-patch is pushed. Through the pointprojects a spindle which, by means ofvarious levers and springs, is made to set ■Vrtwto y ♦ t ^^ JSBk 1 Dropping a Dispatch Carrying Bomb from anAeroplane. On Striking the Earth a Charge ofBengal Fire is Ignited Which Burns for a LongTime and Se
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