Comments on: Friday, 21 May 1909 http://airminded.org/2009/05/21/friday-21-may-1909/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-21-may-1909 Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Airminded · Post-blogging the 1909 scareships: thoughts and conclusions http://airminded.org/2009/05/21/friday-21-may-1909/comment-page-1/#comment-107209 Airminded · Post-blogging the 1909 scareships: thoughts and conclusions Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:42:42 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1767#comment-107209 [...] almost as soon as the phantom airships became ’serious’ news, scepticism set in. Percival Spencer announced that his family’s firm had recently sold several small airships for the purpose of [...] [...] almost as soon as the phantom airships became ’serious’ news, scepticism set in. Percival Spencer announced that his family’s firm had recently sold several small airships for the purpose of [...]

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/05/21/friday-21-may-1909/comment-page-1/#comment-105914 Brett Holman Sun, 24 May 2009 11:46:09 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1767#comment-105914 Erik: I might have elided the different sense of 'model' there. The man-carrying airships could carry two men, they weren't actual 'models' in the sense of toys. There's a 1909 example <a href="http://www.earlyaviator.com/archive/airships01/1909.02.16.Spencer.B.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a> -- actually a one man, one woman model! Rick: Thanks for that link! It seems the Spencers were quite an airmad <a href="http://www.ballooninghistory.com/whoswho/who%27swho-s2.html" rel="nofollow">family</a>, I had no idea. Erik:

I might have elided the different sense of 'model' there. The man-carrying airships could carry two men, they weren't actual 'models' in the sense of toys. There's a 1909 example here -- actually a one man, one woman model!

Rick:

Thanks for that link! It seems the Spencers were quite an airmad family, I had no idea.

]]> By: Airminded · Monday, 24 May 1909 http://airminded.org/2009/05/21/friday-21-may-1909/comment-page-1/#comment-105905 Airminded · Monday, 24 May 1909 Sun, 24 May 2009 09:49:48 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1767#comment-105905 [...] reaction against the airship stories which started on Friday continues. For the first time in over a week, there’s nothing about any phantom airships [...] [...] reaction against the airship stories which started on Friday continues. For the first time in over a week, there’s nothing about any phantom airships [...]

]]> By: Airminded · Saturday, 22 May 1909 http://airminded.org/2009/05/21/friday-21-may-1909/comment-page-1/#comment-105821 Airminded · Saturday, 22 May 1909 Fri, 22 May 2009 13:59:29 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1767#comment-105821 [...] along the lines of the submarine invented by the London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian yesterday. If it’s true, then it’s an interesting link to invasion panics caused by the prospect [...] [...] along the lines of the submarine invented by the London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian yesterday. If it’s true, then it’s an interesting link to invasion panics caused by the prospect [...]

]]> By: Rick Grant http://airminded.org/2009/05/21/friday-21-may-1909/comment-page-1/#comment-105742 Rick Grant Wed, 20 May 2009 18:24:47 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1767#comment-105742 I am utterly fascinated by these accounts you are republishing. Not so much for the mystery as the revelation to me that ballooning (airshipping?) was in such an advanced state at that time. In today's entry I was fascinated by the comments of Percival Spencer "well known aeronaut" who seemed to have had quite a developed industry in manufacturing small airships. I did a little googling and found www.ballooninghistory.com which contains a brief bio of him. As terse and telegraphic as the entry is it seems that our aeronaut had quite a career. There seems to have been a wealth of airship knowledge widely available during these years. I can just about buy the possibility that indeed some secretive airship designers were experimenting under the cover of darkness to perfect their crafts. I am utterly fascinated by these accounts you are republishing. Not so much for the mystery as the revelation to me that ballooning (airshipping?) was in such an advanced state at that time.

In today's entry I was fascinated by the comments of Percival Spencer "well known aeronaut" who seemed to have had quite a developed industry in manufacturing small airships.

I did a little googling and found http://www.ballooninghistory.com which contains a brief bio of him. As terse and telegraphic as the entry is it seems that our aeronaut had quite a career.

There seems to have been a wealth of airship knowledge widely available during these years. I can just about buy the possibility that indeed some secretive airship designers were experimenting under the cover of darkness to perfect their crafts.

]]> By: Erik Lund http://airminded.org/2009/05/21/friday-21-may-1909/comment-page-1/#comment-105741 Erik Lund Wed, 20 May 2009 18:19:48 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=1767#comment-105741 "Man-lifting" model airship? And I thought the Pou en Ciels were nuts. "Man-lifting" model airship? And I thought the Pou en Ciels were nuts.

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