Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-16
sure and send them tonight. as my
| brother is going away to the country to-
. morrow
THE rARNES AER-SIIP.
\ Machine With :, ings is Patente! After :.

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: Chicago News Record: Burr Frank
; Barnes of CircleyilIe, O., now PROPOSES
to reduce the time between New DIRK
city md Chicago to two and 4 half
hours Nh Barnes has al eye on
, Uncl, S.uu'S mai, pouches and desire
, to sAip &croSS the country To San
Francisco between breakfast and luuch,
4 flying machine. built of aluminium.
| covered with light canvas and pro-
PEELED by electricity. has been patented,
| the paper bearing the date of July II.
1892. \ model has been built and,
! the i-vcntor says, works perfectly.
! Burr Frank Barnes is il, the city
, looEi,l@ about for facilities in the way
, of a >lal1ing place and the location OF
! a poWe4' plant. for he says it is htS i'll
tention to build Il vessel with a ca-
pacify of 2.UN pounds with his own
, capi,;ii. J lis maiden trip will be under
taken carly in 1895, and he declares
he will have Il model ut least in the
worlds fair exhibit.
/ NJ. Barnes is 4 Young machiniSt,
: and this is not his first attempt ut
! flying machines. In September, 1891.
be secured letters patent on Il similar
device without the car and the ma
chinery. This was Il sort of aerial
bicycle, to be propelled by the feet
and guided by the hands, and designed
for persons who desire to travel rapid
, ~ and cvadc grade crossings. The
model worked so we'll that the larger
machine was made possible.
The length of the proposed air ship
is seventy feet, and the car is Z by u
feet Aluminium enters largely in the
. construction aud the total weight, StoI-
age batteries and all, is to hc 500
pounds The cab i'll which the mar!.n-
cry is located is made of aluminium
netting, and the wings are Of to same
, material. These are the full length and
cover an eXpansr of thirty two feet
At the end of the body. which is nude
up of Il buoyancy chamber, are the
> propellers which send the ship for
ward, and at the ends of the ear arc
the fans which are expected to assist
in the ascent; buoyancy chamber
filled with gas viii lie along the top.
Wl.en Il satisfactory altitude is gained
, the lateral fans will be set to work.
the gas released. the wings spread out.
and, it is expected the trip to New
! York begun.
The device for propcllinG the boat
y is novel, and the idea was suggested
by the action of Il birds wings in the
air. \ SHAFT running The length of the
cab is provided with Il Z shaped arm
around the half circle of which tie
lolS governing the wings will rotate.
There being two wings and two frames
/ WHOM one is open the other is closed,
! AMI constant motion is gained. These
: wings are opened and shut many times
a minute, and each time they open
they are pushed back, the resistance
to the atmosphere sending the ship
forward The front of the boat is
pointed to reduce resistance III the
! forward motion, and the elcvating and
J lowering apparatus is at the front
+; of the wings, which are made to tilt up
! and down. and the other steering gear
is in the fans. Heavy springs and solid
/ wheels are under the car, so when Il
landing is made the ship will not be
J wrecked. Ballast is furnishd by the
machinery in the cab, i'll the floor Of
which he storage batteries are located.
I 1t is estimated that against Il fair
, head wind the trip to New York
could be made in three and Il half
hours, and in natural weather i'll two
and a half. With a breeze from the
west Mr.. Barnes believes he can make
| the distance in two hours. The bat
teries are large enough to supply power
for five hours to the two-horSe power
motor that will be required 10 turn the
fans A device will be OH board for
making new gas if it is found necoS-
sary, and Il bundle of parachuteS are
to be stacked up along tn" walls in
case Of accident. when it might be
come necessary to abandon the ship.
81 have been working on this air
ship for two years" says Mr. Barnes.
"My first intention was to make IN
aerial bicycle. and | did So last Sep
TENDER. This small machine was q
success, and from that it was an easy
step to one Of 4 large scale provided
With storage batteries and IN electric
motor. | have completed 4 model Of
this ship and it has worked to sltiSfac
ton. In Il short time | shall begin
the construction of Il larger vessel
which, | believe, will be practical and
answer the purpose of the government
i'll Transporting mail. The one under
contemplation has a lifting power of
1000 pounds. If this proves success
full the plan may be indefinitely en-
largcd and the aerial line become q
solution of fast mail problems.
'The idea Of wings that spread out
like these was suggested by the sailing
of bird. A hawk will kite himself
all around with his wings and tail
SO I expect to get some benefit from
the breezes, but have figured my re
sistance against q wind blowing at the
rate OF twenty miles an hour
81 scarcely expect TO find any one
who is willing to put their money in
along with the invention, and so will
build the first machinery myself Then
if / can prove that an air ship is a
feasible and practical thing, there will
be no lack Of backing"
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