OCR Text |
Show Language of Airships. Thero Is a squabble as to the cor rect name for flying machines, airships air-ships and balloons, and the Aero club of Franco attempts to set the mntter straight. "Acaronof" describes a living liv-ing machlno heavier than air; that lb, an npporatus having no gas bag. "Aeronefs" aro divided into several classes: "Hcllcoptera," machines depending de-pending on screws for flight; "aero-pianos," "aero-pianos," machines propelled by tho flapping of wings. Tho expression "aviator, 'very often Incorrectly employed, em-ployed, should bo applied only to tho pilot of an "aoronef," as "aernonaut" la applied to tho pilot of a gas balloon. |