Publication 277, 1903, Aeroplane development
Relays a suggestion of French colonel Georges Espitallier that balloons be used as a sort of experimental aid ('training wheels', if you will) for heavier-than-air craft.
| Original title | Aeroplane development |
|---|---|
| Simple title | Aeroplane development |
| Authors | |
| Date | 1903 |
| Countries | US |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | airplane, heavier-than-air, balloon, hybrid, Georges Espitallier |
| Journal | Aer. World |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
| Page count | 1 |
| Word count | 115 |
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Full text:
Aeroplane Development. Attention is called by Col. G. Espitalier, writing in Le Genie Civil, to a proposed plan to develop the possibilities of the aeroplane, which, he says, is generally admitted to possess greater scientific possibilities than any form of dirigable baloon. "If an aeroplane, constructed upon such scientific lines as the machines of Langley or of Maxim, were supported by a dirigible balloon, it might be altogether possible to obtain such a degree of experience in its manipulation as to allow the degree of support to be gradually diminished and finally withdrawn altogether. The operation would resemble the use of the inflated belt in swimming instruction, the belt being gradually deflated as the pupil gains proficiency."
Sources
- Brockett 1910, page 21, entry 277: Aeroplane development. Aer. World, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1903, Glenville, Ohio, p. 183. S (277
- Scan at Internet Archive
