ballonet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ballonet
From French, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at balloon, -et
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Ballonets are usually equivalent in volume to rather less than a quarter of the total volume of the air-ship—giving a maximum ballonet height of 6000 to 7000 feet.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
This class rise with the forward ballonet empty, and inclined up by the bow.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
Two automatic air valves are fitted to the underside of the envelope, one for each ballonet.
From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale
This attachment serves the purpose of a ballonet.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
The magneto was run by a belt from one of the ballonet blowers.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
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