The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-09-28
Ghr Nemorrat- Star
May Fly 1'hrouy1,

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May Fly Through the Air
New York Sun.
II don't propose TO cross tL,o
,an.lc or 60 to HE north pole, 1 =,
to conquer any billiards., WS',of
do lrtend is TO sail easily "a, !
gracefully, not too high. In, ana
high enough in The upner Jus'
calm weather, from one ,iiv II
another, and That much | cer, 10
will do, probably within q mainly
So says Peter Q. Campben H.
inventor of the air ship now ne ."'
ing completion. The oyojd, roSn,
above the car is a balloon Of .iiI
ler'y-two feet long and iwanin
sotr feet in its greatest diama"on
with a capacity Of $4,000 cubic teet
and will be charged with hydroeen
gas. Connecting the balloon viii,
The arrow-like rod beneath Is =
keel OF the same material as ,bot
composing the body OF The balloo"
Suspended below that pole Is q
boal-shaped car, containipo tba
machinery for propulsion and dI.
rectlon, with a central well lta
basket for passengers. This car il
thirty six feet long and seven feet
wide in The middle, with a denim
oil four feet in the basket. Tba
basket is made OF wicker. work
with Il bottom OF red cedar, yerv
light, but Strong, The rest Of ILa
car Is constructed almost
wholly Of rattan, spruce and silk
To avoid unnecessary weight. the
putting together Of It's parts has
been done with boat-builuer's clue
and waXed linen thread, Instead Of
nails or screws. On the sides are
wings seventeen feet long and
seven feet in EXTREMIST width.
made silk sire. ched to rattan
frames, which it is not intended 10
be tapped, but set at such variable
angles as may be required by the
direction of the wind, to give an
effect similar 10 that produced by
The outspread wings of some great
birds, like the alba,ross, that seem
to fly without motion. This effect
will be further enhanced by Two
great pairs Of wings, fore and aft of
The basket, that may be closed,
opened and set at will, as requisite
to aid in eleyating, depressing, or
directing the structure.
1t is not purposed by Mr.. Camp
bell that the balloon shall have
very much more lifting capacity
than sufficient 70 neutralize the
weight Of The machine, its occu.
pants and The necessary ballast.
10 ascend, ii will be necessary
20 employ The force Of a propeller
wheel, eight ieel in diameter, that
lies horizontally beneath the baS.
ket. Prot. Rijchel demonstrated
that 22-inch wheels 50 employed,
moving with great velocity, would
overcome a dead weight Of four
teen pounds put upon an exactly
balanced balloon. An application
OF bicycle ireadles and multiplying
gears rola'es he propeller. The
same lower can also be applied 10
the rotation OF another eight-ioot
propeller at the stern, orto one
or more of The three other
propellers which are Steer with.
There is also a rudder made Ike
the wings AT the bow instead oGibe
stern of the car, and worked by
lines from the basket. The rear
propeller, instead Of having blades,
will be made of STEEL rods and SILK,
cuIiously put together, so lbaL
when in motion it will throw ltselt
INFO the form OF a two twin screw.
This is an invention Of Carl Meyers
Another attachment is a sort ct
parachute arrange ment that, when
not in use, lies up flat against Inc
swelling sides of he balloon, bus
which can in an instant be spread
so rs to moderate descent IN caseoI
accident. The weight of The entire
ship is only $50 pounds, OF when
but seventy. five pounds are IN Inc
power producing MACHINERY
Keeping it down so low permits
the carving of $50 10 $50 pounds
of passengers apd ballast.