Anthony, 1909, Anthony wireless dirigible
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Reports on remote-controlled dirigible created by Mark O. Anthony and Albert Leo Stevens.
"The selector device is so arranged that a series of dots, dashes, or a combination of dots and dashes will actuate the propeller and rudder mechanism; thus a series of dots will cause a contact to be made which will close the circuit of a small motor driving the propeller and so starts the balloon, while a series of dashes will stop it; a series of dots and dashes will actuate a magnet, and this will shift the rudder, turning the airship to the right, while a series of dashes and dots will direct it to the left..."
Original title | Anthony wireless dirigible |
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Simple title | Anthony wireless dirigible |
Authors | |
Date | 1909 |
Countries | US |
Languages | en |
Keywords | Mark O. Anthony, Albert Leo Stevens, radio, electronics, steering, remote control, Collins Wireless Telephone Company, communications |
Journal | Aeronautics |
Related to aircraft? | 1 |
Page count | 2 |
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Sources
- Brockett (1921), page 71, entry 18: Anthony, Mark O. Anthony wireless dirigible. Aeronautics, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Oct 1909), New York, pp. 144-145. (B2p0071e18)
- Scan at HathiTrust