Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 188W. Blackwood, 1910 - Scotland |
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... feet . She can carry 15 pass- engers and a large supply of fuel , stores , and explosives . The safety of this type- upon which the dirigible now building at Barrow will , we hope , be an improvement - is secured by distributing lifting ...
... feet . She can carry 15 pass- engers and a large supply of fuel , stores , and explosives . The safety of this type- upon which the dirigible now building at Barrow will , we hope , be an improvement - is secured by distributing lifting ...
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... feet . If its motor fails it must come down , though not necessarily to grief . Its high speed , simplicity , cheap- ness , portability , comparative invulnerability to fire , and power to ascend and descend with ease , are in its ...
... feet . If its motor fails it must come down , though not necessarily to grief . Its high speed , simplicity , cheap- ness , portability , comparative invulnerability to fire , and power to ascend and descend with ease , are in its ...
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... feet , while from a height of 4000 feet the Patrie observed the smallest movements of formed bodies of troops at the Satory camp and obtained very clear telephoto- graphs of them . It is difficult to exaggerate the value of the ...
... feet , while from a height of 4000 feet the Patrie observed the smallest movements of formed bodies of troops at the Satory camp and obtained very clear telephoto- graphs of them . It is difficult to exaggerate the value of the ...
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... feet the airship will practically have nothing to fear from the fire of these weapons . Howitzers and some types of heavy artillery will theoretically be more effective , but we should be sanguine to suppose that the fire of any ...
... feet the airship will practically have nothing to fear from the fire of these weapons . Howitzers and some types of heavy artillery will theoretically be more effective , but we should be sanguine to suppose that the fire of any ...
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... feet above them both , and we can see over half the world , or so my little son be- lieves . Our nearest neighbours are miles away , save for my good friend the parson , and here we can live out our lives , doing some little good , I ...
... feet above them both , and we can see over half the world , or so my little son be- lieves . Our nearest neighbours are miles away , save for my good friend the parson , and here we can live out our lives , doing some little good , I ...
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