, 1886-01-09
. CHICAGO MANS FLYING maoAlNg.
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Electricity tho Motive Pawer--Air-rlxhs
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A gentleman residing Ia Chiotyo, Dr..
A De Bausset by name, has an iounoed
a theory for aerial navigation which Is
certainly novel and a radical departure
from the in tation theory, which hts so
long obtained among aerona Is particu-
larli and in the scientific world gener-
ally. This Investigator has devote
much attention and time to a study of
the subje I. and rs a result makes sew
eral suggestions which deserve at least
passing notice. His main proposition
Is to dispense with imitation In its
place he substitutes a S ructurs which
Is heavier than the volume of air il
displaces. but which is supplied by mo
tor power that will enat lie the engineer
or con iuctor to rise and navigate the
air in any direction like a bird.
Following the Derman scientist, Mr.
Schroeder, Mr.. CASTOR oissandirr. pn1
Capts. enard and rebs in this on
point OF describing hydrogen, lr be
Bausset claims for electric motors all
the power necessary. The machines OF
the gentlemen mentioned were driven
by electric engines or batteries. Dr lie
Bausset's structure needs no calls. nor
does it require a rudder. as by his the
ory OF screws the air-ship a turn upon
itself without being compelled TO de-
scribe the arc Of a circle.
The De Bausset aerostat Is hi con cal,
or in more popular phrase. nearl, cigar
shaped. This accorls with the views o.
most modern experimenters in this field
As already indicated. the motor is cleo.
tricity. II has always been a problem
in aeronautics as to how TO overcome
the weight Of the apparatus employed
for while 1t has been comparatively easy
to furnish the power necessary to prnpe
an aerostat, il has not Teen easy tc
make that power 5 o light or 10 confne
II within such limits az 10 have the air
ship of any practical value The idea
Of 1T. Q Bausset is to use electricity
as a motor. To this end he has de
voted much thought, and he believes he
has calculated the strength and weight
OF all the material needed in a machine
OF great size-say 40 feet in length
which may be 30 constructed as to Try
lsU TO 90 passengers. or what would lr
equal to them in weight and hulk. oil
lowing the plan suggested in buildina
ocean going steamers that have water
tight compartments, he would construct
his aerostat with air-tight compartments
TO guard against accidents of all kinds
This b~i-conical or cigar snapped apparatus.
its inventor contemplatps, may be so
built that its electric motors could give
a speed Of from thirty Il forty miles nn
hour while sailing near the earth s
surface, and from 90 to 1870 miles an
hour when traversing the upper regions
Of the air.
1t is claimed for this aerial ship that
these extraordinary results can he nc
eomplished by the employment of dyna-
mo-electric motors, which will rotate
twelve screws and be able TO displace
300. 01O cutic feet OF air a minute. Tho
structure to be used for this air vessel
consists of a cylinder . 0 feet long.
with two cones, n at each end of this
cylinder, making the entire aerostat
ABOUT $50 feet in length and about
seventy-fve feet In diameter at the
widest part. IL ia intended that this
shall carry the motors inclosed, besides
a suspended ship which would be, say,
12O feet long. Provision IS made in the
plans an specifications for the launch.
ing and landing OF the aerostat, and
this, it is claimed, can be done without
danger or delay. 1t is stated that the
structure Is TO lie OF metal, but the kind
of metal Is not mentioned.