Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15
.D|R|G|BLE BALLOONS
IDEAL FOR MAKING MAPS
Aerial photographer Gets Right
Angle and Height for Taking
Pictures.
Has Many Advantages Over Nirplauc
in Matter Of landinE-Sm.l
DARK Room Can BE Rugged Up as
Part OF Equipment.


Part OF Equipment.
WASHINGTON, June it.--Ac,o-a
10 Colonel James Premise tbs d.r. elb,S
is inc d. vehic.s fer Dhstos -Snn.c
ma pp!ns in ;ha; j; oan res, sa rsd.
az. proceed st very low speed a~t
can Re :a;ssd o. lowered easily - NY
::iud- desired.
hese as Very Important .oH>.ds a.
i;ons for The Ia-etul seris. pho;oe-
angle and he;sa: ion, wb.,5 10 :slS
never have reos.yea n any other way
-m MO as reSn o me AMAZING deNe.-
M indust-! : no; oa,y poss.e.e bat
aiShly p-ohs h,s-ae-isl Hho,osr, ply
l;y means o.: ;i.> nsW retnod Of
.nrc uncharteG reg on> nay he mapped
pho;osraph'caiiy Tie making OF COM
Dnr,s ,jl nT%eLs sad ,"iu4tion r..
s!h!c, or blimp. a i IS sometimes
N 800 IS espeets.iy well lifted for >u>n
WorN and thee IS no doub: that Il
viii fGu-e. n-om.nently in this nem
lne OF cndcavo9.
Landing Place Must nc Fiat,
NO aspe-sions arc cast or the air
piane as medium for aerial photo
certain kinds OF rcconnaiss,uce y. "a
!teuia'!y where speed is the cssenIiil
."'ms' As Ia war Photographs. it is II:
uses the 9ck Of sG,s eSi Ia iand'ns
W.! make II Impractical in many eases
70 instance, for every mile OF dis
.en'e away from landing haven QUO
teet or attitude are necessary for sac
s"nGlnc IN case OF engine trouble IN,
."no,ns place must also b Nat AMI,
iod.! photcsrai,iic manning off, ~.
mnMA.o OF s"enr!. rocky NODDED and
~ t'u co,, nous re-ionS, Wig herotofor.
noss'nle ana no hat Gear spaces Vii
os aysi.able. The ack Of sni,.hIo
" ,.n:, PAGES for tho dirn!anc in surh
q, ser;,, ',y.S'"re' WI. make this TYP.
rs; me .eNpcnse 10. the Ionta ,.t
crio,. -, .tEdI9S areas IN inhahi,.d
= fer me s1 ..i a,so be- dcterrant fac
'e0u' red OF these regions "P''H
rps nj, ;o'e na!tieuiarly the small
-r4phv. o. or use in aerial photo
eo.so 20 mas; Or towcr Or 's
tsss made into = mas, 49,,
:; ne 6;ss s'.e ne hanger. loea.ed
ca. as dock or rs,,i~' Se use'
Dark Roo" Easily added.
-, '..,s. no; absolutely necessary
o'!- oies lsuT.ns the war IN
ro5 10 No az. s1oles away from the
m en- wece ;noo.ed outside for months
So. osn~se |; a landing i de-
S!Eea !, can be accomplished q, ,sin,
o-Es IN an area as small as ,an -
.,,,,,, sari.E clear o: shruhbery or
IS expensive as tina. reoi,ircd f,r
H.rP!aae landings Dir.Sihlc b,scs
ma! be maintained OH property ads
yrnhins, 7" !i.oads. rivers. etc. so that
Plitcd. "'e SIM
One can readily see. therefore. that
me d!riSIhle has great advantages
over the aplane in the mailer or
tsndns facilities In dura.ion Of
tights the diriEihlc is especially adj
vantAscous Four or hve hours Of
NorN IN an airplanc as a photocranh.c
snip uses up ALI the gas. and is about
inc Limit that tho pilot can cndur.
~ ono time. The nervous strain for
lonser h;sAis 3 Very ;atiguing In
: PHO: and the Photographic operator
en6 his assistants ray be ~ in M
~ !or tni:t" NOUS 0. more = aeces-
80. '72l; .'?T:!:ns s9ou; landing.
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az cz--.-,s go 80.
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before he eXposs> n:s 5rz.e, -.
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s7eef possible s!-o ,r4rI4. -. rr,.o.
graphic observe 70 st44 .-e =, -,
tht land nelo1' MIN -.. go. -re IT.
more ihorouEhly convinced , mn ma,
position il secured
Mapn Quickly Obtained
HccauH" Of the lack - -.o-a...-
ana the ncc.ss!ty q. -oia. . y, > p,
htitudeS 20 provide s>fsls -.r,g-
case OF forcHd iauGlur- ~. rcs. o.,
elaborate camera equlpner. IL M -,
great A me !oa' aitit.de, tr ,.-.r-,
d!rEiblc can NJ. nrd!na-. ot.tn
cameras or even hand ko9aL. r.- ~.
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