ballonet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ballonet
From French, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at balloon, -et
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There are two noteworthy innovations in connection with the ballonet.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
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
It was cylindrical in form with conical ends, and is of interest because a small balloon or ballonet, 7,050 cubic feet contents, was placed inside the larger one for an air filling.
From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by George Whale
He may thus be said to have invented the ballonet, or air-chamber of the balloon, and to be the father of later successful airships.
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
This attachment serves the purpose of a ballonet.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
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