…However, since it had no propulsion system, it could only fly in the direction of the wind, which was a fatal flaw as a means of transportation. In 1859, John Wise (1808-79) of Lafayette, Indiana, USA, came up with a plan to transport mail by balloon, taking advantage of the constant westerly winds in the area, and rose from his town with mail addressed to towns to the east. Unfortunately, there was no westerly wind in the sky that day, and the balloon was blown in the opposite direction, resulting in the failure of the world's first mail flight plan. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Wise, J. (Aviation)" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…しかし,推進装置をもっていないので,風の方向に流されて飛ぶほかはなく,交通機関としては致命的な欠陥をもっていた。1859年,アメリカのインディアナ州ラファイエットに住むワイズJohn Wise(1808‐79)はその地域の恒風である西風を利用して,気球で郵便物を運ぶ計画をたて,その町から東方にある町々にあてた郵便物を載せて上昇した。あいにくその日は,上空には期待した西風はなく,気球は意に反した方向に流されてしまい,世界最初の郵便飛行計画は失敗に終わった。… ※「Wise,J.(航空)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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