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That enough? I don't know what references Darth Panda based his drawing upon, maybe you best ask him.
No, this "rounded" balloon was a early model (pre WWI)
Does anyone have a drawing or any reference for a French ca. 1918 captive kite balloon. French battleships at that time trunked the mainmasts short so that they could fly them for observation platforms.
Caquot serie's
![[ img ]](http://www.aero.com/publications/parachutes/9606/images/balloon2.gif)
![[ img ]](http://www.finemodelworks.com/arizona-models/reference/KiteBalloons/Caquot_Type_E.jpg)
![[ img ]](http://www.finemodelworks.com/arizona-models/reference/KiteBalloons/Caquot_Type_M_Side.jpg)
![[ img ]](http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z190/santy_RS/caquot_plan_21.jpg)
Fifty years later, the french build an improved version .... used to fire the atomic bombs in the South Pacific (1966-1974)
![[ img ]](http://archives.ecpad.fr/wp-content/gallery/thema_cep/F-68-318-LC55.jpg)
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Exactly what I was looking for 