Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1919 — Limit Use of Word “Airship.” [ARTICLE]

Limit Use of Word “Airship.”

To settle linguistic difficulties which have arisen with the development of aeronautics the air service has officially decided to use the word “airship” only to designate dirigible balloons and other lighter-than-air types of craft. All heavier-than-alr craft will be designated as “airplanes.” „