Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1911 — MILITARY BALLOON BUILT FOR RUSSIA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MILITARY BALLOON BUILT FOR RUSSIA

RUSSIA has awaked to the importance of aeronautics in modern warfare and has just had built, in Augsburg, Germany, the smallest of dirigible? for use in scouting. It can be taken apart and packed in small compass and can be made ready for flight in a few moments. There is no car, the crew having a seat near the 28-horse-power motor. The capacity of the gas bag is 80 cubic meters. This airship was invented and built by Willard Forssman, a Swedish engineer.