Lincoln Beachey circles the Washington Monument in an airship, June 13 14, 1906. NASM 98-15047 by National Air and Space Museum Archives: Smithsonian Institution, Transportation History #balloons
Lincoln Beachey circles the Washington Monument in an airship, June 13 14, 1906. NASM 98-15047 by National Air and Space Museum Archives: Smithsonian Institution, Transportation History #balloons
Why is it tethered to the ground?
It’s a monument. We want it tied down.
Wait, is it tethered? It’s a poor quality photo, so maybe it is? Beachey and Knabenshue were out there flying that dirigible every afternoon and evening for a week, so maybe wind was a factor? Like, if they were worried about crashing into the Washington Monument, the thing is made of marble bricks, so it wouldn’t do any damage to the monument.
There appears to be a line traveling from the bottom of the dirigible to the ground.