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Definition of Ballonets
1. ballonet [n] - See also: ballonet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballonets
Literary usage of Ballonets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Eyes of the Army and Navy by Albert H. Munday (1917)
"For instance, suppose that the volume of the ballonets, when fully inflated,
amounts to one-quarter of the total volume, if the airship ..."
2. Aëroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot (1915)
"This is effected by the manipulation of the air-ballonets, one of which is placed
at the prow and stern of the gas bag respectively. ..."
3. Textbook of Naval Aeronautics by Henry Woodhouse (1917)
"In addition to trimming the dirigible by manipulation of horizontal rudders or
shifting air between ballonets, small water containers are to be placed near ..."
4. Aircraft and Submarines: The Story of the Invention, Development, and by Willis John Abbot (1918)
"The purpose of this was similar to the practice of dividing a ship's hulls into
compartments. If one or more of the ballonets, for any reason, ..."
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