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This is a US Navy free balloon as used for initial lighter-than-air training during the 1920s to 1940s. It is fairly representative for a type of aircraft that first flew in 1783 and soon afterwards found a shape and construction that it retained (almost) to this day.
This is a US Navy free balloon as used for initial lighter-than-air training during the 1920s to 1940s. It is fairly representative for a type of aircraft that first flew in 1783 and soon afterwards found a shape and construction that it retained (almost) to this day.


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.gasballooning.net/resources.htm A very good resource for information about and instructions for gas ballooning]. Has links to couple of (old but good) books available in PDF format.
* [http://www.gasballooning.net/resources.htm A very good resource for information about and instructions for gas ballooning]. Has links to couple of (old but good) books available in PDF format.
* [http://www.gasballooning.net/BT-2361.pdf Theory of Ballooning, War Department, 25 Apr, 1940]. The basics in 13 pages.
* [http://www.gasballooning.net/BT-2361.pdf Theory of Ballooning, War Department, 25 Apr, 1940]. The basics in 13 pages.


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