Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . as to come nearer to the this way the position of thecentre of gravity would bechanged, and the inclination ofthe sails to the wind would becorrespondingly altered. Thereaction due to the wind wouldtherefore change, and wouldtend to produce a rise or fall,according to the kites have been in-vented by Major Baden Powell,Lieutenant Ulljanin, and Cap-tain Bolscheff. In August, 1825,a man, named Pocock, is said to have driven th
Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon . as to come nearer to the this way the position of thecentre of gravity would bechanged, and the inclination ofthe sails to the wind would becorrespondingly altered. Thereaction due to the wind wouldtherefore change, and wouldtend to produce a rise or fall,according to the kites have been in-vented by Major Baden Powell,Lieutenant Ulljanin, and Cap-tain Bolscheff. In August, 1825,a man, named Pocock, is said to have driven three passengersfrom Bristol to London in a carriage drawn by two kites. Themain one was made of muslin covered with paper ; it was 20 , and rose to a height of 160 feet. Above this was a smallerkite that could be_ so steered as to help the other to surmounttrees and obstacles. With a favouring wind, Pocock was oftenable to cover twenty miles in an hour, and to beat all othervehicles that competed against him. Much interest was taken in the performances of Cody, other-wise known as Buffalo Bill. He had a light folding boat, 13 Fig. 76.—Lieutenant Wise makingan ascent in a kite. KITES. 123 long, and 3 ft. broad, which was covered with cambric, and hada space in the middle to accommodate the passengers. A kite,flying at the height of 560 ft. was fastened to the top of themast, and pulled the boat along. On November 6th, 1903, hesucceeded in crossing from Calais to Dover in 13 hours. Arowing boat accompanied him, with a crew of five men, but thepace was too great for it to keep up with him.
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