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Balloons and airships a tale of lighter than air aviation / Anthony Burton   Author:  Burton, Anthony, 1934- author Title:  Balloons and airships a tale of lighter than air aviation / Anthony Burton Publisher:  Yorkshire Pen and Sword Transport, an imprint of Pen and Sword Books Limited 2019 Copyright:  ©2019 Description:  208 pages illustrations (some color) 26 cm Summary:  This book tells the often dramatic and always fascinating story of flight in lighter than air machines. For centuries man had dreamed of flying, but all attempts failed, until in 1782 the Montgolfier brothers constructed the world's first hot air balloon The following year saw the first ascent with aeronauts - not human beings but a sheep, a duck and a cockerel. But it was not long before men and women too took to the air and became ever more adventurous. The aeronauts became famous giving displays before crowds of thousands, often accompanied by special effects. In the early years, ballooning was a popular pastime, but in the 19th century it found a new use with the military. Balloons were used to send messages out during the Siege of Paris and later found a role as observation balloons for the artillery. But their use was always limited by the fact that they were at the mercy of the wind. There were numerous attempts at steering balloons, and various attempts were made to power them but it was the arrival of the internal combustion engine that saw the balloon transformed into the airship. The most famous developer of airships was Graf von Zeppelin and the book tells the story of the use of his airships in both peacetime and at war. There were epic adventures including flights over the poles and for a time, commercial airships flourished - then came the disaster of the Hindenburg. Airships still fly today and ballooning has become a hugely popular pastime Bibliography Note:  Includes bibliographical references and index Contents:  Taking to the air -- Manned flight -- Balloon mania -- Coming of age -- Balloons go to war -- Experiments and expeditions -- Powered flight -- The zeppelin -- Spreading the word -- Airships at war -- Airships in peacetime -- The polar flights -- Flying the Atlantic -- The end of an era -- A new beginning Local Note:  NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment Subject:  Balloons -- History Airships -- History Hot air balloons -- History Montgolfières -- Histoire. Airships Balloons Hot air balloons Genre:  Informational works History Informational works Catalog Source No.:  (OCoLC)on1083458048 ISBN:  9781526719492 1526719495 Copy/Holding information Call No. Collection Barcode Status   TL616 .B87 2019 National Air and Space Museum 39088020342804 Checked In Request Copy Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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