Word: kite
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Awards were made to: Thomas Gorham Scholarship for the second half of 1917-18 to Thomas Kite Brown, Jr., uG; William O. Moseley Traveling Fellowship for 1917-18 to Moses Hyman Lurie...
Balloons fall into three general classes: the ordinary balloon, the kite balloon and the "blimp," or English type of lighter-than-air machine. The simple balloon is now used almost entirely for training purposes, to accustom the airmen in the handling of their craft. The type of balloon termed the "kite" is known more familiarly as the observation balloon. On the western front these airships hover over the armies, remaining in a nearly stationary position for long periods of time. They thus are poised for a fixed view of the enemy activities and can communicate movements of troops and other...
...Curtis '96, is the artist. Before beginning his work he spent three months at the volcano taking photographs and maps. All the modelling was done from photographs, of which many were taken from kites. J. F. Haworth, of Pittsburgh, was responsible for the kite photography. Mr. Curtis was also the artist of the model of the Metropolitan District of Boston, which is on exhibit in the Museum. This latter won the first prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and is surpassed now only by the model of Kilauea...
...most important part of the training will come next summer during the encampment period at Tobyhanna. The Aircraft Company is building a peculiar type of observation kites which are used by the thousands in the European war today. These kites are about 80 feet long and have a sack or tail which fills with air and keeps the balloon steady. They rise to a height of 2,000 or 3,000 feet and are connected by a cable to an automobile. The cable has a telephone wire inside so that the operators in the balloon can telephone where they observe...