Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 201, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1919 — Here’s a Little Primer for Aviation Dopesters [ARTICLE]

Here’s a Little Primer for Aviation Dopesters

New York. —The meaning of the word “blimp,” which has puzzled the brains of two continents for the last three months, was explained by Major G* H. Scott, commander of the R-34. “Is the R-34 a blimp?” he was asked. “Well,” responded the intrepid commander with a smile, after a moment’s reflection, “she is an overgrown blimp.” „ “What is a blimp, then, major?” was the next question. Without a moment’s hesitation he replied: “A blimp is a fileted rigid.”