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1911
1911 - 0955.PDF
NOVEMBER 4, 1911. AIRSHIP NEWS. [/GGHT] THE LATEST LEBAUDY MILITARY AIRSHIP AT MOISON, "LT. SELLE DE BEAUCHAMP."—This is of the type "Capitalne Marchel," with a length of 89 metres, two 80-h.p. Panhard motors, and has double rudders. A New French Military Dirigible. ON Sunday last the " Lieut. Selle de Beauchamp," a new Lebaudy dirigible, substantially the same in design as the " Capitaine Marchal," was out for the first time at Moisson, and was cruising above Bonnieres and Rosny for over an hour. It is named after one of the officers of the ill-fated " Republique." The cubic capacity of the envelope, which is 89 metres in length, is about 10,000 cubic metres. The "Schwaben" at Potsdam. ON Saturday last the Zeppelin dirigible '' Schwaben " was out for a short excursion over Berlin, and on Sunday it was taken from Johannisthal to Potsdam so that the Kaiser might see its evolutions. Altogether the vessel was away from Johannisthal for six hours. The New German Military Zeppelin. As a result of its twenty hours' official duration test one or two slight modifications have been made to " L.Z. IX," and on the 27th ult. it passed the last tests imposed by the German Military authorities by remaining in the air for over eight hours at an altitude of 1,200 metres. Count Zeppelin has personally been in charge of the vessel tor the official trials. Steering planes and rudders of the new Lebaudy military airship, " Lt. Selle de Beauchamp." 957
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