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This was the modified version of the [[School of Ballooning: Nulli Secundus| Nulli Secundus]] (also known as the Army Dirigible No. 1). She was converted to a semi-rigid of 55,000 cubic feet and a 40-50hp Antoinette engine and with the car much closer to the envelope. | This was the modified version of the [[School of Ballooning: Nulli Secundus| Nulli Secundus]] (also known as the Army Dirigible No. 1). She was converted to a semi-rigid of 55,000 cubic feet and a 40-50hp Antoinette engine and with the car much closer to the envelope. | ||
She made her first flight on 28th July 1908 but had a series of mishaps as she was found to | She made her first flight on 28th July 1908 but had a series of mishaps as she was found to unmanageable. | ||
She was converted to the [[School of Ballooning: Gamma| Gamma]]. | She was converted to the [[School of Ballooning: Gamma| Gamma]]. | ||
== See Also == | |||
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* The Royal Aircraft Factory by Paul R. Hare. ISBN 0-85177-843-7 | * The Royal Aircraft Factory by Paul R. Hare. ISBN 0-85177-843-7 | ||
* The Airship by Christopher Sprigg. Published c1931 | |||
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This was the modified version of the Nulli Secundus (also known as the Army Dirigible No. 1). She was converted to a semi-rigid of 55,000 cubic feet and a 40-50hp Antoinette engine and with the car much closer to the envelope.
She made her first flight on 28th July 1908 but had a series of mishaps as she was found to unmanageable.
She was converted to the Gamma.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- The Royal Aircraft Factory by Paul R. Hare. ISBN 0-85177-843-7
- The Airship by Christopher Sprigg. Published c1931