ballonet
an air or gasbag compartment in a balloon or airship, used to control buoyancy and maintain shape.
Origin of ballonet
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How to use ballonet in a sentence
A smaller balloon, or steering ballonet, as it is called, is attached to the stern of the kite balloon and acts as a rudder.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithThis resistance was increased by the rush of air into the open mouth of the steering ballonet.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithIt had an internal air-bag or ballonet whose capacity was one-fifth that of the envelope.
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithThere are two noteworthy innovations in connection with the ballonet.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft | VariousSpecial features is a "belly" of Para rubber in lieu of a ballonet.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft | Various
British Dictionary definitions for ballonet
/ (ˌbæləˈnɛt) /
an air or gas compartment in a balloon or nonrigid airship, used to control buoyancy and shape
Origin of ballonet
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