The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-31

Scientists tell us that the pelican,
weighing twenty-one pounds, exerts only
one-eeventh horsepower IN hiRn,i w,
IL 10 say. in nying one hour this pilu
does the equivalent OF lifting 3,VW
nound weight sixty feet high during the
same time. But because mans WORK vi
terra firma il onerous, IL does not iolioW
that the bird in air Is similarly hahnlcap
ped. Indeed. there are striking pnenohien,s
81 flight. such asthe easy hieht o' ,ne ,u III
ture with prey weighing more ,iian w.
h;rd and the fast flyer making 100 miles an
bour that leave no doubt Of peculiar, mar
yeIlous economy in power which Night az
lords. / am able 10 say that anthecis u,
lords the most marked economy IN propuii-
sive force. far beyond the best Iaciii-
10 ON land and water, ana ].
randers the ascent Of heavily loaded
a;rsbins at high rate OF speed
nracticable, Ia her ascent the course oi
he shin NAV be vertical or oblique, upwaru
moyement NAV &c accelerated, checked or
stopped and the vessel may he held ino' ir'lr
less i'm place for any INDEFINITE tiihe' ino
wings. by means of which the snip - sus
tanned In air, are built as strong a. the We,
hicIe itself. and their machinery j. se'eral
,;n,os dunIicoted. each set being amply able
20 sustain the load. The steam motors are
,;lewise duplicated, and are subjected 10
car loss friction and wear than II
,hov did the same work on lana OF
waier. The ship ascends with upward NOV
inc wings under absolute contrOl ana eAeihp-
,ion from fall until she Is high enough u
clear the tallest mountains IN Der couIse'
In addition To the barometer, an automatic
device. invented by me, registers the cNacl
altitude. and, when the proper heignt nae i
been reached, ascent Is stopped anu 'he sn'l
rests secure in the air with molioniess wings,
The propeller of the air-shlp Is constructed
substantially like the wings. ing Pr
nnIsiye power is eNerted through Inc
ppronaIlar AGAINST the air in the drec'
lion opposite to the ships course. ne
air through anthecis, fully resists the I'M
pact. and thus the propulsiVe power j.
transferred against the vessel. me ruddel
il also constructed like the propeller ana
with antbecis against il, its actiOn Il 80 81
cective and strong that the alrship cannon
fail IN obey the helm in the most v0ien'
rind. storms. may say here. too, that th'
vessel is ALWAYS safe from cyclones when IN
arr. her normal altitude tabout Low leei
being high above the zone OF such suoIin
which reaches limit Il 500 ieet. 'nar'''
instruments. and speed metres make IL pos
sible TO determine the exact posihoh oil 'h'
vessel at all times. The descent Is accom-
nlished bv the vertically downward motior
of the wings. and contact with the GROUND
NAV be effected so easily as to be scarcely
felt.
As sure as Mr.. Loeber is that he Is IN .
position to add another and the greatest
boon 10 the travellers Of the world, he real
ICES that he is going to have pretty mar,
time getting capitalists TO spend mucl
money on his notions. Just now he Is anN
ious to scrape together $1,000 to build
model and make practical ana cohN mem
test of his new force He hasn't found any
one ready to risk that sum for possible
| I" fortune and fame" thus far, but when 1t
does he says that he will build an airboa
CAPABLE of holding dozen persons and VII
then prove to any who are interested IN an
| sailing. and that means almost everybody
that anthecis will lift and lower boat ant
hold it suspended in the air for any linden
mite time Boston Herald.