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The National Geographic Magazine 



The French Military Dirigible, " Patrie," in Flight 



The latest French airship, " La Patrie," is 33^ feet in diameter by 196 feet long, and has a capacity of 

 111,195 cubic feet. Driven by a 70-horsepower motor and two propellers, this dirigible has recently 

 made about 30 miles an hour. Its lifting capacity is 2,777 pounds. Illustration from the 5«V«i!«>fc 

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The New Deutsch Airship ' ' Ville de Paris, ' ' a Strange Looking Dirigible Balloon 



The peculiar arrangement of twin, hydrogen-filled cylinders forms a sort of balancing tail. This air- 

 ship has a length of 60 meters (196.85 feet) and a diameter of 10.8 meters (35.43 feet), while its 

 capacity is 3,000 cubic meters ( 105,943 cubic feet). Its propellers are placed on either side of the 

 body framework or " nacelle," and- at about the center of the latter, which is boat-shaped. The 

 weight which can be carried, outside of the equipment and the fuel sufficient for a ten hours' run, 

 is about 1,100 pounds. A 70-horsepower Panhard motor is used. Illustration from the Scientific 

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