| 单词 | kite balloon |
| 例句 | Later, while her parents were busy, she and her little sister sneaked away to look at the sea and were startled to find it packed with boats sporting silver anti-aircraft kite balloons. 'I survived D-Day - then had my first champagne' 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Ltd. continues to produce weather balloons and kite balloons. 2 more to join the ranks of international ballooning fame 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Next came a line of trawlers, then drifters, motor launches, and chasers, the whole being completed by a line of kite balloon sloops. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z I had been, as a second-class air mechanic, a balloon hand on the very first kite balloon used by the British, and had accompanied it to the Dardanelles on a tramp steamer early in 1915. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z But the smoke cleared, and the kite balloon stayed calmly on its wire, and there was no parachute demonstration by our observers in the basket. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Gun-flashes became numerous, kite balloons hung motionless, and we met restless aeroplane formations engaged on defensive patrols. Cavalry of the Clouds It may be properly noted at this point that the captive balloons or kite balloons have proved of the greatest value for observations in this war. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons In the anti-submarine campaign the several forms of aircraft—airplane, seaplane, dirigible, and kite balloon—developed great offensive power. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z During the day, September 15, 1916, thirteen German aeroplanes and kite balloons were destroyed, and nine others were driven down in a damaged condition. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources At intervals along the Allies' front, and for several miles to the rear, captive kite balloons, tugging at their moorings, gleamed brightly in the morning light. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Demand of the army for kite balloons on the western front. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Zeppelins as well as the stationary kite balloons and the swiftly flying airplanes often tempted the fighting aviators to attack. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The valve at the nose of the sausage was releasing hydrogen, and the kite balloon dropped slowly as the envelope became deflated. With Haig on the Somme During the numerous fights in the air three German machines were destroyed and one was driven to earth, while two kite balloons were forced down in flames. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Jeb did not see them again for several minutes, but he noticed that one of the kite balloons suddenly burst into a little puff of flame and disappeared. Where the Souls of Men are Calling The merits of both kite and balloon were combined and the faults of both were remedied in the kite balloon. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Seaplanes, small dirigibles on the order of the English "blimp" type, and kite balloons have already shown themselves to be more effective in detecting submarines than are submarine chasers or armed liners. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Unfortunately at mid-day this aeroplane ran into the cable of the kite balloon, and both were out of action for some hours—a most unlucky accident. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. The day was marked by heavy rain and the sky was full of heavy sodden clouds, so that observation was well nigh impossible for the airmen and kite balloons. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources A necessary accessory of the kite balloon is the parachute, which has a long history. A History of Aeronautics This was the first kite balloon used by us in the war, and, it is believed, the first kite-balloon ship fitted out by any navy. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Every German kite balloon, every airplane would immediately be attacked by a number of allied machines. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons It was then that troubles began which threatened the wreckage of the apparatus, and Mr. Archibald, in consequence, strongly recommended a kite balloon at that time. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation To provide a sufficient supply of kite balloons for the work of the Grand Fleet. The Crisis of the Naval War For dirigibles, balloons, and kite balloons the parachute is an essential. A History of Aeronautics The kite balloons, which rose like a palisade behind our lines and kept the enemy under observation, were, in the early time of the war, supplied by the navy. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Captive or kite balloons are especially effective as coast guards. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons But the German school of aeronauts were doing bigger things than making trials with kite balloons. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation A large number of kite balloon stations for anti-submarine work had been or were being established round the coast for this work. The Crisis of the Naval War The careful gunner, firing by the map and marking by aeroplane, kite balloon or direct observation, will be getting onto the located guns and machine guns in another couple of hours. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war A machine of this kind might conceivably, at some future time, become a substitute, in war, for the kite balloon; it is not likely to supersede the aeroplane. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Before the war, kite balloons, often called 'Drachen' balloons, had been a German secret. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Mr. Douglas Archibald, in England, was one of the first to advocate the kite balloon. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation Fleet kite balloon stations had already been established at Rosyth and Scapa, and the resources of the latter station were supplemented by a kite balloon ship. The Crisis of the Naval War I counted nine aeroplanes and twenty-six kite balloons in the air at the same time. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war Naval developments—kite balloons, coast patrol, convoy of vessels, seaplanes and seaplane-carriers, work against submarines. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force In March 1915 two kite balloons, an old type of winch, and a length of cable were received from the French, who also lent competent instructors and a generous supply of accessories. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Twelve years later the same able experimentalist, impressed with the splendid work done by kites alone for meteorological purposes at least, allowed that he was quite content to "let the kite balloon go by." The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation It was intended also to provide kite balloons for flotillas or single vessels engaged in submarine hunting or in convoy work. The Crisis of the Naval War My two companies were playing with the idea that the ideal battery was a battery of one big gun, with its own aeroplane and kite balloon marking for it. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war The kite balloon is the ugliest thing that man has ever seen when he looks up at the sky, but it serves its purpose. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force |
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