Show BALLOONS rOB FOR THE ARMY Army and amid Navy Journal The Tho Corps of ot the army bias lias sent out Olt the tha for far the dirig ding ible Ibis balloons authorized by the ho Ord Ordnance Ordnance nance Panes Hoard Board to t bo be bought for use 1150 U e in military reconnaissance The snap shape und and size of tim tho th balloon are arc left lett to to tho the Judgment at p o the tho bidder but the tha gas 1 bag bal must not bo he longer than than 12 feet teet Thu weight of or thu Ihu hum material 11 of at which the tho he gun gait bag bal Is IH made maila ma e must lust be b ounces ounce u a I yard 11 with a n breaking strength of ot au pounds pound per Inch Ilch width This nile material will wi bo be required to conform to tou toLi 11 u Li sample to 10 bo be 10 furnished by the tho HIE ah mil nal Corps It I will wi be he silk attic 11 covered with wih an aluminum preparation and Ind no ci ni varnish Inside the lie tle bag thoro there will wt bo b b one ole or two with connecting with wih a n centrifugal blower for tor maintaining main a 0 constant air ar pres sure A A type typo of or frame framo that can bo be bl easily taken apart and nd put together will wi be b sought nought and tho Iho balloon baloon must carry two persons having a combined weight of IIO 3 O pounds anti pounds of ot ballast to compensate for eli Increased weight when whon operating In rain A speed of or 20 O miles allies 1111 an nn hour tour Is s required In still air but bidders are aru asked to submit subunit prices priced based on In this tha tie speed at nt by their balloons Speed IH iii II to ba bo graduated down from 20 miles tak ak taken en Oi na tnt 11 10 per or cent cont to 16 miles which Is II regarded ns as 40 CO per coaL cent COlI A lower speed than 10 16 miles an hour will bo be bor bl r evicted re |