German balloon for Red Baron 3D by Greybeard - 16 December 2009

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Parseval-Sigsfeld kite-balloon was first to combine advantages of spherical balloon and man-lifting kite, the two device available at that time for aerial observation. In 1896, the two german officers designed their "Drachen" (later nicknamed "Sausage" by Allies), getting both qualities of balloon and kite, that's to say to be able to ascend in a calm (when the kite would be useless) and kept from rotating and oscillating in a high wind, as does the ordinary captive balloon.

FEATURES
This model covers german balloon in use along western front, in the single slot available for german forces. Shape and detail has been improved adding much many faces in respect to stock model. Suited intact and damaged skins are included. It features also high and medium detail models.

KNOWN ISSUE
Severe problems of "see-thru'" (rudder visible also when behind balloon) that I was unable to fix.

INSTALLATION
Launch the self-extracting executable, unzipping into your Simpatch folder, overwriting any existing file.

Have fun!
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