Garland Globe | 1906-12-29 | Page 4 | Language of Airships

Language of Airships. Thoro Is a cqunbblo as to tho cor-rcct cor-rcct name for flying machines, air-ships air-ships and balloons, nnd the Aoro club jH of Franco nttcmpts to sot tho matter fl straight. "Acnronof" describes a fly-Ing fly-Ing mnchlne heavier thnn air; that Is, an apparatus having no gas bag. "Aoronefs" nro divided into sovoral classes: "Hcllcoptora," machines do-pending do-pending on screws for flight; "nero-planes," "nero-planes," machines propelled by tho flapping of wings. Tho expression "aviator,' 'vory often Incorrectly om-ployed, om-ployed, should bo applied only to tho pilot of an "aoronef," as "acrnonnut" t I Is applied to tho pilot of a gas balloon.