| 单词 | air-ship |
| 例句 | The air-ship was still four miles off, and flying at an altitude of about 2000 feet. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z The monster air-ship left its hangar and returned to it on schedule time. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The idea of building an air-ship had come to him while he lay dying with scurvy, as they thought, in a Confederate prison, and he had never abandoned it. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z On page 45, "air-ship" was replaced with "air ship". Lecture on Artificial Flight Given by request at the Academy of Natural Sciences 2011-11-24T03:00:42.240Z But the problem was conquered at last, and they attached a motor and propeller to the glider, and had an air-ship under perfect control and with the speed of an express-train. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Nearer and nearer came the huge air-ship, her bows steadily pointing in the direction of the destroyer. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z It was a huge and curiously-shaped air-ship, and was to be used for dropping great charges of m�linite and steel bombs filled with picric acid into the handsome historic city of Edinburgh! The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The fundamental principle of aerial navigation is that the air-ship must be heavier than the air. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z A bald eagle came rushing down the stream like an air-ship, his great wings slowly heaving up and down, as if he had set out upon an all-day's journey. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z The balloon of the first Zeppelin air-ship was 390 feet in length, with a diameter of about 39 feet. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Now, little book, I am feeling a little too proud, I expect, for Pa is going to take us all over to London in his new air-ship. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z "Judging by your description it sounds as if you had been in an 'heir-loom' instead of an 'air-ship.'" Mr. Punch On Tour 2011-05-22T02:00:12.297Z Of course the air-ship of the future will be constructed without any balloon attachment. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z The camerist does not have to get in an air-ship and fly to Africa in order to produce photographs that will sell. Making Your Camera Pay 2011-03-31T02:00:21.163Z The Deutschland was wrecked in a storm on June 28, 1910, but it was successfully operated long enough to give Germany the honor of establishing the first air-ship line for regular passenger service. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z As an air-ship rises from the ground, the density, and therefore pressure, of the air decreases, which causes the hydrogen in the envelope to expand proportionately. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide You ought to hear him laugh! or tell about the air-ship that has carried him over thirteen States! or describe his "balloon farm" at Frankfort! Careers of Danger and Daring Perhaps a feasible means of propelling such an air-ship would be by a kind of trolley system where the rod would hang down from the car to the stretched wire, instead of extending upward. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z A Chicago chap—we met him—seemed rather smart and all that, had a contrivance for working an air-ship by trolley-wire. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 A balloon without propelling or steering apparatus is not an air-ship. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Fabric bags, known as 'ballonets', are therefore fitted inside the envelope, and as the air-ship descends air is forced into these bags, which supplies the lost pressure and maintains the shape of the envelope. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Leo Stevens was out, said this young lady; he was seeing some patent lawyers about his new air-ship, but she was Mrs. Stevens, and could she do anything for me? Careers of Danger and Daring If you ask for more I might name the steam plow, and the typewriter, and the printing machine, and the bicycle, and the automobile, and the air-ship, and a hundred others. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read The air-ship age, they say, is at hand, and the human race may get ready to fly. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 So the large fan or screw propeller on an air-ship drives the air backward, and the air reacts and drives the ship forward. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Usually from two to three ballonets are provided, according to the size of the air-ship. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The air-ship was flying at an elevation of about two thousand feet, which appeared to be her normal height for ordinary travelling. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Only the day previous all Stuttgart had strained its neck staring at a big Zeppelin air-ship. Ivory Apes and Peacocks The air-ship is not altogether a thing of the future. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 The air-ship must, of course, use a very light motor. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Along the bottom runs a walking-way from which access is gained to the cars and various parts of the air-ship. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide A red flag flying from the stern of the air-ship was answered by a similar one from the mainmast of the steamer. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Charley was a brave little fellow, and besides this, he had confidence in the Professor, who seemed to manage his "air-ship," as it is often called, so skillfully. Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Sir Hiram Maxim's experimental air-ship embodied the principles shown by Fig. How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use An American army air-ship is shown in Fig. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z In the same year a French military officer, named Meusnier, produced a completely detailed design for an air-ship. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide He will telegraph here and to the club in London as soon as the air-ship is sighted. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror There was no melting of the ice until the strange lady produced a very wonderful toy air-ship, which you wind up and which soars right over the haystacks, if you start it right. The Prairie Child Within the air-ship all was perfect silence, but from without there came in faintly occasional symptoms of life—the bark of a dog, a loud laugh, the cry of a child. The Panchronicon In this way the height of a mountain can be measured, and a man in a balloon or an air-ship can tell at what height he is sailing. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z When an air-ship ascends, the gas therefore expands, and at a certain point would burst the envelope were valves not provided to allow some of the gas to escape. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The air-ship once built and afloat under your command, the game of war would to a great extent be in your own hands. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror We visited the north pole in our air-ship, and saw the snow falling thickly, and rapidly adding to the size and thickness of the snow-cap, it being winter time. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story They walked across the springing turf a few yards and were then able to make out the looming black mass of some building beyond the end of the air-ship. The Panchronicon The news was heralded far and wide that the great air-ship would sail upon a certain day if the wind were favorable. Doctor Jones' Picnic At a certain point this decrease will have reached such a point that the air-ship is 'in equilibrium', i.e. she weighs precisely the same as the volume of air she displaces. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide By the way, have you heard of that air-ship that was over this way this morning? The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Here, in perfect readiness for its destined service, was our air-ship—if it could be so called—upon which we three had expended years of thought, experiment, and work. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story Two months had elapsed since the lads saw a hostile air-ship over London. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War A few days later, however, he returned, and when the Doctor was at leisure, opened the conversation by asking if anything had developed with regard to the air-ship building. Doctor Jones' Picnic This is necessary, as the fabric of the gas-bags of a rigid air-ship is lighter and contains less rubber than the envelope of a non-rigid. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Of course, Natasha's almost girlish question about the air-ship was really a command, which would have been none the less binding had she only had her own beauty to enforce it. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror No one guessed that it was the light of our air-ship which they saw as we flitted about the country in the dark hours, and often at extremely high altitudes. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story So frail a thing as an air-ship must necessarily be, when compared with the strength of a storm, is like a leaf in the wind. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch For a time the air-ship and the object of their voyage was discussed. Doctor Jones' Picnic The air-ship, unlike the aeroplane, is not dependent upon its engines for its power to remain in flight, but derives its sustentation from the hydrogen gas with which it is filled. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The air-ship was kept at a height of two thousand feet above the water, and a man was stationed in the forward conning tower to keep a bright look-out ahead. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror However, it did not take long for our air-ship to reach it; and we descended in the space between the canals and then walked over into the grove. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story But prayer will never produce an improved air-ship. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch "I hope, however, before you leave us, to be able to inspect your wonderful air-ship." Doctor Jones' Picnic From this moment the lift of the air-ship begins to decrease. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The air-ship was to wait for them at a point two hundred miles due south-west of the Land's End, and pick them up. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror It's well you are not; you would want an air-ship in order to live up in the clouds above the heads of ordinary people! Peggy-Alone Everywhere air-ship flights are being made successfully, and it is only a question of time until the aeroplane becomes a common means of conveyance. American Men of Mind My Government has built yonder aluminum air-ship at enormous expense at my express desire and instigation, with the understanding that I sail with it to the North Pole. Doctor Jones' Picnic The chief function of the keel is to distribute the load of the various weights to the transverse frames of the air-ship. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Appearance of the mysterious air-ship over Plymouth this morning! The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror No air-ship had thus far been devised which could undertake a definite voyage of length with any certainty of reaching its destination. History of the United States, Volume 6 H. LONGFELLOW: The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wing of night As ballast is wafted downward From an air-ship in its flight. The Book of Humorous Verse The fame of the great air-ship spread far and wide, and thousands of visitors came to inspect it and the wonderful voyagers. Doctor Jones' Picnic Some of the cars, instead of being slung below the centre-line, are slung in pairs some little way up the side of the air-ship. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide "Before I answer, may I ask how you know that an air-ship crossed the Mediterranean yesterday?" asked Arnold, thoroughly mystified by this astounding piece of news. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The best feat yet was that of the air-ship Arrow, which, October 25, 1904, at St. Louis, made a ten-mile trip. History of the United States, Volume 6 The air-ship promises, however, to eclipse the greatest and swiftest of latter-day steamers. The Life Radiant The navigators of our air-ship have the power to raise and lower at pleasure. Doctor Jones' Picnic "He won't know whether Creed ate the logs or an air-ship made away with them." The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Was it possible that there were traitors, even in Aeria, and that the air-ship seen from Larnaka was a deserter going northward to the enemy, the worst enemy of all, the Russians? The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror I might try a little jaunt in an air-ship some day, but I don't feel as if I'd relish that for a steady diet. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale Like an air-ship without its accustomed ballast, the chariot rolled unsteadily, and not only the boy’s light weight but his light hold on their bridles made them grow mad with a lust for speed. A Book of Myths "And who is to sail this great balloon, or air-ship?" Doctor Jones' Picnic The air-ship —— three hundred miles on its first trip. Practical Grammar and Composition The fan-wheels whirled round, and the air-ship rapidly ascended, at the same time moving diagonally across the quadrangle of the Arsenal. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Then come up to the shed and see my air-ship. Glory of Youth In six months I shall cross the ocean to Europe in twenty hours in my air-ship," he had said in showing the landlord his models, "with as many as want to go. Children of the Tenements Once heated, a very little fuel will keep the interior of our great air-ship at the desired temperature. Doctor Jones' Picnic One time it was night and we could only hear, but not see the air-ship. The Emma Gees As he spoke the man of science advanced, looking wonderingly at the air-ship. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror She had still more reason to make the comparison a little later, for as the two stood and watched and commented on the movements of the air-ship something dropped from it. Sarah's School Friend That very night, while he was in the city, a Zeppelin air-ship, the first of its devilish tribe to get into action, sailed over sleeping Antwerp dropping bombs. Fighting For Peace The air-ship had entirely disappeared, and no one knew whether the uncanny night-bird had been friend or foe. Banzai! by Parabellum Then through the roaring rattle of the Maxim sounded the deep, sharp bang of Redgrave's gun, as he sent ten pounds weight of Rennickite, as he had christened it, into the Martian air-ship. A Honeymoon in Space Shortly before this the air-ship had stationed itself about a thousand feet above the water, and a mile from the fortifications. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror As the two stood and watched the air-ship somethingdropped from it. Sarah's School Friend More: with the care of a true officer he had made a map of the course taken by the air-ship in its flight over the city. Fighting For Peace The air-ship came slowly nearer, and at last it was directly over the American line of outposts. Banzai! by Parabellum The Astronef dropped a little more slowly than the air-ship had done, and remained suspended a hundred feet or so above her after she had reached the ground. A Honeymoon in Space They passed through the Kattegat in two columns of line ahead, with the air-ship apparently resting after her flight on board one of the largest steamers. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Amidon, his nerves strained to the point of agony, sat dreading the end of the journey, as one falling from an air-ship might shrink from the termination of his. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Sometimes they are search-lights cleaving the sky over a great city like Paris, or along the front lines, or gleaming from an air-ship. Soldier Silhouettes on our Front A returning motor air-ship reports a furious artillery fight in the rear of the enemy's left wing. Banzai! by Parabellum He appeared to take no notice whatever either of the destruction of the air-ship or of the slaughter that was going on around the Astronef. A Honeymoon in Space Meanwhile Mazanoff continued— "An air-ship similar to this arrived here three days ago, I believe?" The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The aeroplane and the air-ship are recent accessions to the list of fighting craft. The Navy as a Fighting Machine It takes twenty minutes for a German air-ship to reach England. Private Peat Now a little puff of white smoke issued from the American air-ship and ten seconds later an explosive body of some sort burst against a wall of rock. Banzai! by Parabellum The orderly swarms of figures, which were rapidly filling the park, divided as he was speaking, making a broad lane from one of its entrances to where the Astronef was hanging above the air-ship. A Honeymoon in Space Colonel Alexandrovitch," he continued, turning to the Russian, who had also boarded the air-ship, "you are free. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror He rode home, and for many weeks he labored and made others labor, to build an air-ship that should carry him out of the Valley of Vain Regret. Jewel's Story Book People, however, persisted in thinking it a searchlight on an air-ship, because three lights were seen—a red, a green, as well as this great white light. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls High up in the blue ether hovered the Japanese air-ship; then it described a curve to the left, went straight ahead and then seemed suddenly to be swallowed up in the morning light. Banzai! by Parabellum She's an air-ship of some sort, there's no doubt about that," said the Captain, "so I guess the great problem has got solved at last. A Honeymoon in Space Train a couple of guns on her, and don't let the air-ship rise without orders. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Under the circumstances, Miss Carmichael and the fat lady consented to be passengers with much the same feeling of finality that one might have on embarking for the planet Mars in an air-ship. Judith of the Plains We may live to travel by air-ship yet. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 25, April 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls "It must be an air-ship!" said some one. Banzai! by Parabellum If I didn't believe the thing was impossible I should say that's an air-ship; but, for the present, I guess I'd rather wait till it gets a bit nearer, if it's coming. A Honeymoon in Space Then he drew the air-ship down, straightened the rudder, and set it against the breeze. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror He looked up, and saw directly above him an air-ship in rapid descent. More Toasts He could readily detect this in the unsteady wavering of the gaily-striped air-ship. Idle Hour Stories A few hundred yards below the air-ship a little flame burst out. Banzai! by Parabellum But the aëronaut might have invented an air-ship to take the place of ordinary Channel traffic, so great with pride was he. The Princess Passes It was weighted in strict proportion to the load that the full-sized air-ship would have to carry. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror I followed and watched the tiny air-ship sticking its prow in their tops, as if it would have me see how wonderful they were, before it sped away. The Light in the Clearing An air-ship, you know, Philip--and we should see it all in a day, from here to James Bay. Lady Merton, Colonist "An air-ship!" cried one of the men in the trench, and sure enough the whirring of the screw of a motor balloon could be distinctly heard. Banzai! by Parabellum He would simply have gone off for a long trip in his newest air-ship, and conveniently forgotten such an obscure engagement. The Princess Passes The air-ship stopped within three miles, and remained suspended in air over the opening mouth of the Neva. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Brown cannot walk on stilts, nor has the air-ship the least fascination for him. Reveries of a Schoolmaster I came down from the north pole in an air-ship of the latest pattern. Christmas Entertainments Far below the air-ship hovered the clouds of two shrapnel shots. Banzai! by Parabellum "Have I the pleasure of meeting the inventor of the new air-ship which is so much talked about?" The Princess Passes Between six and seven this morning, the fortress of Kronstadt was partially destroyed by an unknown air-ship, which was first sighted approaching from the westward at a tremendous speed. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror And sure enough, as if to prove my words true, here at the very top of the tower wuz an air-ship on which we took flight through the boundless fields of air. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition Tom: Allow me to call down your air-ship. Christmas Entertainments Later the air-ship took its toll of human life. With the Allies True love has its telephone, its phonograph, its automobile, and soon it will have its air-ship. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays The air-ship was not of the navigable balloon type, and is described by the survivors as looking more like a flying torpedo-boat than anything else. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Santos-Dumont was rescued without being harmed in the least, and the air-ship was preserved intact, to be exhibited later to American sightseers. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers She gave Worth a sudden little squeeze, curiously jubilant at the possibility of his having an air-ship before he died. The Visioning To perfect the automobile and the air-ship no women were driven from home and the homes destroyed. With the Allies Yes, and they said my air-ship was flimsy. Tom Sawyer Abroad "Gentlemen, you will await my return"; and with a bow to his companions, he followed the Chief out of the room, and embarked on the air-ship without further ado. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror On the exact spot where, a little more than a year before, the same man almost lost his life and wrecked his first air-ship, No. 3 landed as softly and neatly as a bird. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers This latter increase was decided because it was conceded to be an easier matter to provide for greater beam than enhanced length in the existing air-ship harbours. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War Now, with every army the correspondent is as popular as a floating mine, as welcome as the man dropping bombs from an air-ship. With the Allies At a sign from the professor, Bruno and Waldo silently arose and left the cavern, bearing their guardian company to where the air-ship was resting. The Lost City Those who have plotted against the public welfare will be dealt with in due course, and yonder air-ship will be despatched with our message to the Tsar at sundown. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror In spite of the narrow escape and the discouraging ending of his first flight, Santos-Dumont launched his second air-ship the following May. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers A most thrilling descent from an air-ship by means of a parachute was that made by Major Maitland, Commander of the British Airship Squadron, which forms part of the Royal Flying Corps. The Mastery of the Air During the night he rested at Antwerp the first Zeppelin air-ship to visit that city passed over it, dropping one bomb at the end of the block in which Gibson was sleeping. With the Allies Cooper Edgecombe turned towards the air-ship, with a sigh of regret. The Lost City They descended together to the engine-room, and meanwhile the air-ship sank through the clouds until the lights of Aberdeen lay about a thousand feet below. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Twenty-two days after the aeronaut's narrow escape his new air-ship was finished and ready for a flight. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers The descent took place from the Delta air-ship, which ascended from Farnborough Common. The Mastery of the Air While we were pushing forward we passed a wrecked British air-ship, around which were gathered a group of staff-officers. With the Allies With a quick motion the air-ship was turned, darting lower and off at a sharp angle to its former course, for the professor likewise saw what had attracted the notice of his younger nephew. The Lost City An air-ship came speeding up from the southward as he reached the deck. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Santos-Dumont was built to jockey a Pegasus or guide an air-ship, for he weighed but a hundred pounds when he made his first ascensions, and added very little live ballast as he grew older. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers We all think highly of Major Maitland's performance, which has shown how the difficulty of lightening an air-ship after a long flight can be surmounted. The Mastery of the Air Could I describe the air-ship I had seen? With the Allies Almost unwittingly Professor Featherwit sent the air-ship higher, even as it sped onward at quickened pace, his face as pale as his eyes were glittering, intense anticipation holding him spellbound for the time being. The Lost City Twenty feet in front of them stretched out the long keen ram of the air-ship, edged and pointed like a knife. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror For the first time a man had actual control of an air-ship that carried him. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers The first Englishman to invent an air-ship was Mr. Stanley Spencer, head of the well-known firm of Spencer Brothers, whose works are at Highbury, North London. The Mastery of the Air "The air-ship I saw," I told him, "was an Avro biplane!" With the Allies But it was not until the early dawn that Bruno caught sight of the air-ship, just skimming the tree-tops, the better to escape observation by any Indian lookout. The Lost City If you do not believe me, General le Gallifet, come with me and take a flight round London in my air-ship yonder, and your own eyes shall see how hopeless all further struggle is. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror A twist of a strap around the driving-wheel set the motor going, and a moment later Santos-Dumont was standing in his basket, giving the signal to release the air-ship. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers The first Spencer air-ship was built for experimental purposes. The Mastery of the Air People who were in the streets when the air-ship passed said it moved without any sound, as though the motor had been shut off and it was being propelled by momentum. With the Allies Again the air-ship circled over the valley, in spite of the moonlight passing wholly unseen and unsuspected by the Aztecs, whose energies were bent on ferreting out mortal foes, not demons of the upper world. The Lost City He is waiting for you in the air-ship, and he has much to say to you. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror On September 18, 1898, Santos-Dumont made his first ascension in his first air-ship—in fact, he had never tried to operate an elongated balloon before, and so much of this first experience was absolutely new. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers The second Spencer air-ship, first launched in 1903, was nearly 100 feet long. The Mastery of the Air The main difficulty rests in the fact that such canoeing is a good deal like air-ship travel—there is not much opportunity to learn by experience. The Forest Through all this interchange the air-ship was maintaining a wide sweep, drawing nearer the forest beneath, if only to keep hidden from the eyes of the strange people in yonder deep valley. The Lost City The remainder disembarked, and then the air-ship rose from the ground and ascended out of sight through a layer of clouds that hung some eight hundred feet above the high ground of the hills. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The wind had the same effect on the air-ship as it has on a kite when one runs with it, and the speed of the fall was checked. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers Instead of using steam he employed a number of men to propel the craft, and with this air-ship he hoped to communicate with the besieged city of Paris. The Mastery of the Air There's not an air-ship of any kind that can go more than two weeks at the very uttermost without touching solid earth, and then it must be mighty sparing of its power. The Second Deluge The air-ship gave a sudden swoop, and the grapnel caught Huatzin by his girdle, jerking him fairly off his feet, and swinging him into air, pretty much as a youngster might land a writhing fish. The Lost City The air-ship, travelling at a speed of nearly two hundred miles an hour, leapt out of the dusk like a flash of white light. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The new air-ship worked well, and the experimental flights were successful with one exception—when the balloon came in contact with a tree. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers From the diagram here given, which shows a sectional view of a typical Zeppelin air-ship, we may obtain a clear idea of the main features of the craft. The Mastery of the Air It's a big air-ship, the America, a super-Zeppelin, six hundred feet long, with apparatus for steering small submarines by radio control—no men aboard. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory Professor Featherwit had resumed his scrutiny of yonder body of water, slowly turning his glasses while holding the air-ship on a true course and even keel. The Lost City Then the air-ship swept gracefully upward again in a spiral curve until she hung motionless over the dome of the Capitol. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror For a few moments all went well, then those who watched were horrified to see the propeller slow down and nearly stop, while the wind carried the air-ship toward the Tower. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers In this country the authorities have hitherto favoured the non-rigid air-ship for military and naval use. The Mastery of the Air As they tore into the flimsy air-ship there came a blinding flash, an explosion that shook the hills, and that brave deed was done. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory "And that means a complete host so long as we are backed up by the air-ship," declared Waldo, in his turn. The Lost City It will therefore be necessary for the air-ship to meet the Aurania as soon as possible on her passage, and take him off her before any harm happens to him. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror This air-ship had one feature that was entirely new; the aeronaut had arranged for himself, not a secure basket to stand in, but a frail, unprotected bicycle seat attached to an ordinary bicycle frame. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers The Astra-Torres belongs to this type of vessel, which can be rapidly deflated and transported, and so, too, the air-ship built by Mr. Willows. The Mastery of the Air There will be a whole crew on the air-ship. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory The air-ship gave an awkward lurch just then, and down went the little professor to thump his head heavily against one corner of the locker. The Lost City Hardly had the report been received when the air-ship herself passed over Mount Edgcumbe and came towards the town. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Somebody tumbled out of an air-ship the other day; is that what you mean? The Fighting Chance But important though Santos Dumont's experiments were with the air-ship, they were of even greater value when he turned his attention to the aeroplane. The Mastery of the Air Imagine his father, some forty years ago, ever dreaming of building an air-ship and speeding through the upper currents, perhaps thousands of feet above the earth, at the rate of a mile a minute! The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics Grim and forbidding those mountains looked as the air-ship sailed swiftly over them, opening up a wider view when the bare, rugged crest was once left fairly to the rear. The Lost City Another hour passed, but there was still no sign of the air-ship. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror A great part of their play consists in making something —from a sunken garden to an air-ship. The American Child He quite believed that on this upper surface—subject, in his belief, to waves similar to those of the sea—an air-ship might float if it once succeeded in rising to the required height. The Mastery of the Air Our air-ship had been anchored in the Champ de Mars two days, waiting for a fair wind. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 33, November 12, 1870 Not so very far, he was assured, while it would be comparatively easy to float the air-ship above the trees, there of no extraordinary growth. The Lost City The air-ship, coming up at a tremendous speed, swooped suddenly down from a height of two thousand feet, and slowed up within a thousand yards of the torpedo-boat. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror There was nothing to do, under the circumstances, but to obey and, with sinking hearts, they advanced in the direction of the big air-ship. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic This experiment was really made in order to prove the stability of an air-ship after a comparatively great weight was suddenly removed from it. The Mastery of the Air The solo adventurer dived under the black's arm and struck it upward as he lunged and the weapon went whirling groundward out of the air-ship. The Boy Aviators in Africa Another minute, and the air-ship was floating towards the rear of the balloon-shaped cloud itself, each second granting the passengers a varying view of the wonder. The Lost City As nearly as I can calculate," said Tremayne, "the air-ship should be sighted in three days from now, perhaps in two. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror This accounted for the light and the buzzing of the air-ship being heard so plainly by the Southern Crucians. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic It seems highly probable that in the near future the parachute will form part of the equipment of every aeroplane and air-ship. The Mastery of the Air Luckily it fell short of the air-ship or it would have crashed through the plane covers and have seriously crippled, if not ruined, the air-ship. The Boy Aviators in Africa Still, the air-ship was inconveniently crowded, and that helped to cut explorations short. The Lost City "That shall be an unlucky shot for you, my friend, if we reach the air-ship before you sink us." The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Waking Harry, the two lads peered upward and saw the stars blotted out as the shadowy form of the air-ship passed above them—between the sky and themselves. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic In these works there may also be seen the frame of the famous Santos-Dumont air-ship, referred to later in this book. The Mastery of the Air The Arab, even by the swiftest marching, could not have reached the Moon Mountains in such record time unless he also had an air-ship, which Frank knew was impossible. The Boy Aviators in Africa "I'm glad we have a good stout air-ship to carry us," exclaimed Frank, as the Golden Eagle soared into the air and soon left the derelict far behind. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest As the enemy's squadron came up in chase it was annihilated without warning and with appalling suddenness by the air-ship, which must have crossed the Atlantic in something like sixteen hours. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror But the practical man of the earth was eying the air-ship in increasing amazement. The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix In general appearance the first Spencer air-ship was very similar to the airship flown by Santos-Dumont; that is, there was the cigar-shaped balloon, the small engine, and the screw propellor for driving the craft forward. The Mastery of the Air "Now, I heard about you boys and your air-ship, and I heard, too, that you was planning a little trip to Africa and thought you might like to combine business and pleasure." The Boy Aviators in Africa "What ship is that?" hailed the man on the bridge of the red air-ship, who wore yachting flannels as did his three companions. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest This is the Terrorist air-ship Ithuriel, and we disabled the French cruiser because her captain had the bad manners to fire upon and sink an unarmed yacht that had no quarrel with him. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Two stout fellows, belonging to the air-ship, carried down, carefully, between them, a great black sphere of iron. Caesar's Column It was found that Santos-Dumont's air-ship lost a considerable amount of gas when driven through the air, and on several occasions the whole craft was in great danger of collapse. The Mastery of the Air It is also whispered that she has invented a wonderful air-ship which has no engines, and creates its own motive power as it goes! The Secret Power But fortunately there was no need to use weapons then, for Sanborn's idea was overruled, and from the position in which the air-ship hovered she could not spy the aeroplane. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest What was the other air-ship that had been seen crossing the Mediterranean? The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror We did not look for our messengers; they were to return to us in the air-ship. Caesar's Column The writer remembers well moving among the dense crowds and hearing everywhere such remarks as these: "What would happen if a few bombs were thrown over the side of the air-ship?" The Mastery of the Air "And so—being Nothing—you still made your air-ship possible!" said Rivardi, smiling indulgently at her fantastic speech. The Secret Power "Bully for you," responded the red air-ship man. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest "Steamer coming down from the nor'ard, sir!" suddenly sang out a man whom Tremayne had just stationed in the fore cross-trees to look out for the air-ship that was now so anxiously expected. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Their despairing hands were held up to us in supplication as the air-ship darted over them. Caesar's Column At times the air-ship seemed to be standing quite still, head to wind. The Mastery of the Air She went to the steering-gear to take it in hand—but though the mysterious mechanism of the air-ship was silently and rapidly throbbing, the ship did not move. The Secret Power The motion of the air-ship, too, seemed strange. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest "And if they will not recognise the authority of the Tsar's letter, and refuse to give the air-ship up, what then?" asked Mazanoff. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The mob, perceiving that we did not move, concluded that the machinery of the air-ship was broken, and screamed with joy as the flames approached us. Caesar's Column Spencer air-ship A comprises a gas vessel for hydrogen 88 feet long and 24 feet in diameter, with a capacity of 26,000 cubic feet. The Mastery of the Air This air-ship is not a 'whim' or a 'fancy'"—he said, impressively—"It is the most wonderful thing of its kind ever invented! The Secret Power She could maneuver with twice the speed and turn and twist like a snake, while the more cumbersome air-ship took a lot of handling to navigate in any intricate movements. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest And you ask me to believe this, and to give up that priceless air-ship on such grounds as these—a story that would hardly deceive a child? The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror No air-ship, brilliant with many lights shining like innumerable eyes, and heavy with passengers, streamed past us with fierce swiftness, splitting the astonished and complaining air. Caesar's Column Spencer's air-ship B is a much larger vessel, being 150 feet long and 35 feet in diameter, with a capacity for hydrogen of 100,000 cubic feet. The Mastery of the Air So many more things!" she repeated—"My air-ship for instance!—it's worth all the men and all the marriages I've ever heard of! The Secret Power "Wall, I've followed the water for a good many years, but I never went to sea on a water air-ship before," was Bluewater Bill's contribution. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest Even had they not possessed the air-ship, this force was so far inferior to their own that there would be little chance of successfully defending the town against them. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The clear, moonlit evening had permitted me to note the direction taken by the air-ship. The Master of the World About the time that Mr. Spencer was experimenting with his large air-ship, Dr. Barton, of Beckenham, was forming plans for an even larger craft. The Mastery of the Air The air-ship stopped dead—suspended immovably over the wild waters and almost hidden in spray; and though the strange vibration of its multitudinous discs continued in itself it was fixed as a rock. The Secret Power Coming straight toward them, but a mere dot on the sky, though momentarily growing larger, was an air-ship that they could not doubt was Luther Barr's. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest With three or four shells the air-ship has blown up and utterly destroyed the fort on Girdleness, which mounted twenty-four heavy guns. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The air-ship soared upward into the heart of the sky, amid a thousand lightning flashes, surrounded and shaken by the bursts of thunder. The Master of the World The inventor employed a most ingenious contrivance to preserve the horizontal balance of the air-ship. The Mastery of the Air The priest crossed his hands upon his breast and said a prayer—then again looked up to where the air-ship floated in the darkening blue. The Secret Power With her heavy load and reduced supply of gas the air-ship was rapidly decreasing the space between herself and the sea. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest The keen steel prow of the air-ship, driven at more than a hundred miles an hour, ripped her gas-holder from end to end as if it had been tissue paper. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Struck by the lightning in the very middle of her powerful batteries, the air-ship spread out on all sides and went to pieces. The Master of the World When the bow of the air-ship dipped, the man at the pump could transfer some of the water from the fore-tank to the after-tank, and the ship would right itself. The Mastery of the Air "It is as you say,—being Nothing myself, and owning myself to be Nothing; the Force that is Everything made my air-ship possible!" The Secret Power "Don't utter a word," he whispered, "Luther Barr's air-ship is here." The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest Every one who could be spared from the air-ship at once ran up to the top of the hill to watch the progress of the fight. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Yet no matter how rapid our flight had been, the air-ship could not have traversed either ocean in the dozen hours since our departure from Niagara. The Master of the World A clever inventor of air-ships, a young Welshman, Mr. E. T. Willows, designed in 1910, an air-ship in which he flew from Cardiff to London in the dark—a distance of 139 miles. The Mastery of the Air Silently the two men obeyed her gesture and opened the small compartment fixed at what might be called the hull end of the air-ship. The Secret Power What's the use of risking our necks and taking a chance on smashing up the air-ship. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest The Russians are accompanied by the air-ship which assisted them to break the blockade of the Sound. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Here was the garage of his automobile; the harbor of his boat; the hangar of his air-ship. The Master of the World Mr. Willows has a large shed in the London aerodrome at Hendon, and he is at present working there on a new air-ship. The Mastery of the Air You refuse to obey me?" she repeated—"Then—if you do—I destroy this air-ship and ourselves in less than two minutes! The Secret Power Several boys on bicycles, who started after the air-ship, were speedily distanced. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest The air-ship ceased firing nearly an hour ago. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd. The Land of the Changing Sun At each end of the roof are towers from which the difficult task of safely removing an air-ship from the shed can be directed. The Mastery of the Air Several months ago the ruin of a great air-ship was found on the outskirts of the Great Desert so battered and broken as to make its mechanism unrecognisable. The Secret Power "Anyway, she is exactly the kind of air-ship we need for the recovery of the treasure," put in Malvoise. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest An hour had been allowed for the interview and for the Tsar to give his decision, and half an hour for the aerostat to return and meet the air-ship. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The fastest air-ship in Alpha is ready, and Nanleon can drive it to its utmost speed. The Land of the Changing Sun And use, too, is being found by the naval arm for that curious hybrid the "Blimp", which may be described as a cross between an aeroplane and an air-ship. The Mastery of the Air Receiving his orders to prepare the wonderful air-ship for a long flight, he and Gaspard worked energetically to perfect every detail. The Secret Power The air-ship, however, has been seen at night taking flights seaward. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest Say that we have no hostility to Britain at present, but rather the reverse, and that our only purpose just now is to retake the air-ship and prevent her doing any more damage. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Some of them waved their hats and scarfs, and many watched the air-ship till it had disappeared in the murky distance. The Land of the Changing Sun The first instance on record of an air-ship being steered back to its starting-point was that of La France. The Mastery of the Air No air-ship was there, poised trembling on its own balance all prepared for flight,—the wonderful "White Eagle" had unfurled its wings and fled! The Secret Power Much curiosity has been excited here by the sudden appearance of a tent housing a huge air-ship. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest As each part was taken out and laid upon the table, he briefly explained its use; and then, last of all, came the hull of the air-ship. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror He's aloft; the air-ship is not in the shed. Initials Only The next step was to construct a large shed for the housing of his air-ship, and also for the purpose of carrying out numerous costly experiments. The Mastery of the Air Suppose your invention out-reaped every limit of known possibility—suppose your air-ship to be invulnerable, and surpassing in speed and safety everything ever experienced,—suppose it could travel to heights unimaginable, what then? The Secret Power Hardly able to conceal his satisfaction, Ben, with all the indifference he could assume, replied that he would be very glad to see the air-ship, and followed his guide to the roof of the house. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest Without the power to do this no air-ship can be of any use save under very limited conditions. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror "Now," said he, "you shall tell me what you think you have discovered, to make any ideas of your own available in the manufacture of a superior self-propelling air-ship." Initials Only The original shed was constructed on pontoons, and it could be turned round as desired, so that the air-ship could be brought out in the lee of any wind from whatsoever quarter it came. The Mastery of the Air "Surely that is not the air-ship?" she said—"It is too small!" The Secret Power But as the Golden Eagle shifted her course it became clear to those aboard her that the other air-ship did the same. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest To the east of Shooter's Hill the air-ship swerved round to the northward. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror But if you do,' says Sam, 'I'll order a corporal's guard to take you over by that limestone bluff on the creek and shoot enough lead into you to ballast a submarine air-ship. Options With this sum the veteran inventor was able to extend his works, and produce air-ship after air-ship with remarkable rapidity. The Mastery of the Air I saw the air-ship flying over the monastery,"—he explained, greeting her—"And I was anxious to know whether la Signora had gone away into the skies or was still on earth! The Secret Power By that time everything in America was destroyed, and the hero of the book, having invented an air-ship, flew away to South Africa to escape the general demolition. The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it So saying, Tremayne ran up the terrace steps, shook hands heartily with the old nobleman, and then came down with him towards the air-ship. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror People rushed out of their houses to see the unwonted spectacle of an air-ship dealing death and destruction from the clouds. The Mastery of the Air Though, from outside, a rigid air-ship looks to be all in one piece, within it is divided into numerous compartments. The Mastery of the Air That little creature alone in the air with a huge air-ship under her sole control! The Secret Power The wrecked air-ship was quickly surrounded by a little fleet of destroyers and patrol-boats, and the crew were brought ashore, prisoners. The Mastery of the Air On the 6th of October an air-ship had been seen flying at an incredible speed across the south of England. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror And their heavy armament and swift flight rendered them far less vulnerable than the air-ship. The Mastery of the Air In the SEMI-RIGID type of air-ship the vessel is dependent for its form partly on its framework and partly on the form of the gas envelope. The Mastery of the Air I'm not going to ask you to travel in my air-ship—I wouldn't so try your nerves for the world! The Secret Power Towards the end of the year 1898 he designed a rather novel form of air-ship. The Mastery of the Air A hundred feet above them Arnold touched the lever again, and the air-ship at once resumed her horizontal course. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Santos Dumont at once set to work on another air-ship, which was equipped with a much more powerful motor than he had previously used. The Mastery of the Air A well-directed shell which pierced the balloon would undoubtedly be disastrous to air-ship and crew. The Mastery of the Air He is coming to luncheon,—and afterwards you shall see my air-ship. The Secret Power To-day in aerial warfare the air-ship is relegated to the task of observer. The Mastery of the Air Nothing of the kind"—retorted Rivardi; vexed beyond all reason at the priest's tranquil air of good-humored tolerance—"But she insists on steering the air-ship herself! The Secret Power To-day, for instance, she looked down from the air-ship on the swarming crowds in the streets of Naples and said 'Poor little microbes! 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