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Why were German military airships equipped with a basket descended on a long cable?

Military airships during the First World War often flew at high altitudes to be out of reach of enemy artillery. In case of flight in the clouds, the Germans invented a basket descended on a cable up to a kilometer long. The telephone officer in it corrected the ship's course and gave commands to drop bombs. Crew members were generally very fond of such work, because the basket was the only place where smoking was allowed.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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