Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . Fig. 111.—The first ripping-panel used in a balloonin 1814. Valve yjj? Balloon envelope Ripping-panel. depends on the number ofpassengers it is intended toaccommodate. It is proposedby the International BalloonAssociation to fix the size ofcars, so that they can alwaysbe easily carried on anyluggage train. The basket is made ofrattan and osier work, thewhole thing being, as it were,woven together. The supporting ropes pass through the bottomand are woven
Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . Fig. 111.—The first ripping-panel used in a balloonin 1814. Valve yjj? Balloon envelope Ripping-panel. depends on the number ofpassengers it is intended toaccommodate. It is proposedby the International BalloonAssociation to fix the size ofcars, so that they can alwaysbe easily carried on anyluggage train. The basket is made ofrattan and osier work, thewhole thing being, as it were,woven together. The supporting ropes pass through the bottomand are woven in with it. Buffers are fitted on the outside totake up the shocks. It is generally padded on the inside soas to prevent damage to the passengers in case of heavybumping. Baskets are provided in the place of seats, and are. -Arrangements for ripping-panel. (From Moedebecks Pocketbook.) 186 AIESHIPS PAST AND PEE SENT. used to hold the instruments, provisions, etc. Aeronauts whoobject to the use of the ripping-panel always take a grapplingiron, which is intended to help the landing operations, but it isof course practically useless if the ground is rocky or frozen. Thedesigns for grapnels are very numerous ; all, doubtless, aremade with the intention of improving the grip under unfavour-able conditions. The shocks which a balloonsustains from bumping on a windy day areonly made worse if the grapnel succeeds,every here and there, in getting a momentaryhold. It throws a very serious strain on all Fig. 113.—Net of a balloon. (From MoedebecksPocketbook.)
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