Word: aircrafting
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Dates: during 1916-1916
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...will be trained by the Connecticut Aircraft Company and will be allowed to use the new dirigible balloon which that company has recently constructed for the United States Navy. It is the first such balloon which has been constructed for the Navy. The balloon itself is 175 feet long, 35 feet, wide and 50 feet high, including the car. It is propelled by a 150 horse-power Sturtivant motor which drives two propellors of the swivel type. It is capable of carrying a crew of eight men and a useful load of two thousand pounds. The balloon can rise either...