, 1879-04-11
AERONAUTICS.

cr.,ss IN, nttnnttc In n 1,n,ioon,
r,,,, ,,v,r,1. Arrii n, ,hc 1;itor of thr
~. LA. ,'H ..a. .ot ~ ,,, .s"~y ,s', " .,, ms
NC" io'@ fhFa"' tius1 t1't you VII! ul'o"
inc, through your w!de'y-circulated columns,
since IN which 10 make d statement to tho pub-
lie Of my plans aud purposes during the coming
season' tor pellou " neas's Unity yen,b
llaPo tnaae s1uay ah!1 nfacslee ot aetal haflea-
tlo,t. During tho whole Of this time, IN tic
course Of which liaye ,nade somewhat over ECO
see',I,' "nnra, '"" =. ar., ~ 'su,, ~, r.at.,s
S1eaully e""euYoeco ~ nFh'i '"sseii "a w1a'eFeF
expeEcnco or suggestion might aliord to
lnuko travelling in tho air practical, dcll-
roativ sx,rrmcrts i,nvn ehnwn rnc
soo.S M He.s.sa ",,' NV
tha1, WIN no hecaancal appllaheo Or
power yet alecoFercd, II Is lmpossloieto 10 journey
onv nrcyt,ua,y ,,rsirrnn,el mint. In onnoaItto1,
m ~. ,,,.ss.,,.,, ~ - ,,soS.,,r ,,.,,., r. ~
10 Inc pe sna
tho Gays 20 ot u's aloh'tsolnefs'-a mact'llo l''at
ycut from fIoatlig with tho wind, which controls
,,,1 1t,,t. /, oNs,1,,,oI frou, tIn ,,,,m.rt n i,
hu nna ri'' hn oun1cat,a" % NJ ,r anv % ksym
cl.anic.,l powcr, to be Of any uso as against a
,,,, IT," 49,, w., rast s,,sfoaa ~ ,.,
LOOM is entircly in,pructlcable on account OF the
weigh. 1uyolycl. We must, IL Is evident a,yafs
ths scsuit q il'o discoye5jss d ~ Eaison, of
uilti some ouo e!se s.aa.i hAse sueeeeuca III uo-
vs,'s iat"es' "'t'' "ne" W eoni9o' l'e e'ee
But IL seems to mo ulAt great deal cut, bo
accomplished with tho balloon, slave Of tie
%u s hea% n, tnos ~ ss "a. ,npatI unovpSoEcs " @
hn,r. NJ ,mrst' :rtn lorrcst xmva,tc m ~ r"cnr't "
wva int NJ no," Nv Scssrs 9fnrcr N i" .,u
A5ac, aiN t!ae, from ~. iAoHls, Mo.i 10 14Gti-
4erson, y. J., ~ ao2v. 1ne pAllool! !elt 81;
nnucs II s nt t isgws II say e
II tuete IFS landing. iiaye myself made an .lr
voyage of over WJ miles; but, generally spcals-
in;r f,,lno,, fn,,r,,nvs hnv, hcnI vrry i, iii ty
tnnt,i,,,r ,vnr .+,nnarn' ivniy i;,nit ~, trnt, -
tr % " r.ase,'a ~ ts IN ~ ,, ~
true us when thus EXPRESSED ny tAu English
Aer0iaut, Grccn, III l6iu:
excessively matorial) q vnrIeiy of circumstances
attend i,s progrcas t,rougI, th9 air by wiich. in
Games rfaJuajly inquired and ujtfn1atoiy' Of
courtv, completely overcome. Of thcsr, ono OF
salloon retain fhs saue cluyaiom il, Tic ntnos.
rhuro, and Of ayo,tlin. tlusn 1luct,at'ona in tho
fevcl 1T i'll cuursu by which it bcronca Hubiccted
md couseu1lGNt loss Of baas. In order to iurnsh
III equivalent fli,ulnui!on or wui.ht Tilo sx.ui.
/" w,ich hs co,,,iion Vi to art Exercised in tI.o
usnai farm, Is capanls Q, operating, vii bo n moro
rcatlijy nnpracjutuI WHEN wo observe lint n m
elevation Of .3Ut'o foei, tho density 81 tic
atinospAera IL nearly ono'toHth less than
AZ tie Immediate surtace " tue earth.
Ina Gas, teselore. eAnaMahA As II ascehs VI mat
I,tuac M "gSWP'ss nolo spaeS tnan W.
tnt,y intiaic II its tttfnu fl" stn,n u,s, ~
il uttain ttIt Elevation, rart viii slcI, urnur
lion III iin contcsllv; u,. this, too ,stl,on aEiny
INTO account nny nnfayorablo chlngp In the ten,-
pcrnturu by which 1t might. mud pfnbahly wonld,
| 10 caccosnpants. 10 ta'!oon like tl,a, nf vaux-
hal tlardent. containing hl1ons 90 Ouo cue feet,
i' loss Mau!a n1,onmt to hoout uo fsvt New,
% 1no hss'ass " a ~ P"mus, P, " w ~
wSut 70. ,ypry Mn cmIc fcat. coacd,'"ntix a r11
tu Ioss uf u,,,yer sspsr,aIcnl in thtx sitht naHnt
| wnuld bo cnnul in :HS nnnIts. -,amch ,nnrr w. inn
would 10 Ioat ny icai.,,ev fon, sood baIionh kent
Inflated ut lhu cAsillk surface III week. Again, 1T
thu nppruach ot night. nrOa The passage through
cloud; c!arEea win 'aFns Of n'Mlet he llIlnence
| OF AnoMSl W rnlh. !nIeg quaatl!y ~ 'h9is!nfo
" a Nv @ " @ 9u otMep @
] rsonrII,, ~ nsic isc,r, :" o ~ y a ~
nst t., that an,ur,t t nrSysnt hsr bln,f bnrnv in
the rr,umt Ns tic inprntns nn,,tnacmns, or tbe
iniurucv uf increasing Nrui Lcuiul to uu felt thia
moisture becomes tlisslpnal, uhl thrra be,l.g no
mrns'a of co:lccttn. or recovering tho tschnrgel
.allas tl.s balloo,i. t:htcncd Or lcr to.npornsy
cla'bfa,co tnplay Flscs III tho MR. hor conte'isa
y! Ras sSp.iuin. VI nes eo!fses ~" ienuo!lns tts
~, .,, i s g
,inuing 10 .,j,etate n,otS Or les frourcntIy,-at
ieast Suca ii uyUry ,wo,lty .fMlv hnnrs,-it ncei
scarcoiy bu tu.crvui must scry aoon put an cid 10
| her poser, hnwcser originally 4te"s. and forclbly
lcrniinass her progress through ilu aiE.
Yllesu r.uAuns :lre plum, ~ uAYo stated, bs,
causc Of tnc manner IN wnicll ursonauta have
tssSs 1 aSy Snsf''e s s es rs es psuSs s 'xs s
long yrxcu losu ycssrsl In airyoyagliEt, ind it
CAREFUL experiments to answer ii, tlu nlllrn,i-
live. Nu,l ,n1y s,,ra!, colttlrptly Of MY ab!lIly
to 1iaku fns,ou-yoyugu pl II months duration,
sulllcicnt, witt. thrty.1Isu mile breeze, to c!r:
which fn!yu buel, Engaged almost exclusively
fur tl,r lust two years llYu rt.tcll to nv