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Photography Q27462 during World War I
Summary
Photography
Experiment in attacking a small non-rigid airship tow mast at Kingsnorth Naval Airship Station. Note fabric nose for use of conveying air to the ballonets from an air blower on the ground to maintain envelope pressure.
Blimp a large aircraft without wings, consisting of a large bag filled with gas that is lighter than air and driven by engines. In the past passengers were carried in a structure hanging below. In 1852, Henri Giffard built the first powered airship, which consisted of a 143-ft (44-m) long, cigar-shaped, gas-filled bag with a propeller, powered by a 3-horsepower (2.2-kW) steam engine. Later, in 1900, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin of Germany invented the first rigid airship.
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Date
1914 - 1918
Source
Imperial War Museums
Copyright info
public domain
