Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
Many New Flying Machines Have
Been Devised,
COUNT ZEPPELIN'S LATEST SCHEME
He Seeks to Run an Aerial Vesti-
buIe Express.
A FLEET OF AIR 5 H p S
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Count Zeppelin. whose new atrship now
has the world in flutter, has received from
Uncle Sam a patent for flying locomotive
which will draw in free air vestihue
train Of aerial tr3Iilers loaded with men
and freight. The count has evidently held
this invention in store. hoping to soon
spring it as another surprise upon the scien-
tiffc world and doubtless has not dreamed
that American letters patent can be pried
into by inquisitive newspaper men. mas
much he made good his original ambi-
ton to give the world Siderable airship
which would transport men. there is some
substantial foundation for the anticipation
that will all-early in the dawning
twentieth century-be riding about in his
aerial express trains of detachable cars
trains which literally run upon .air lines
Now, this Is how the successful airship in
Tentor promises tn build his vestibuIe train
of flying cars. The details are Sc. forth IN
his own specification. now filed in the pat
ent office The locomotive and trailers are
all to be Bologna sausage shaped and SINH
lar in general appearance TO the Zeppelin
a-rSh.p now being tested. The framework
or skeleton of each is to be made Of hollow
tubes. wire rope. wire gauze and netting
over which is to be stretched an outer shell
Of silk or similar material The cylinder OF
each vehicle thus formed VIII b.. stiffencd
by partition walls. af1-ding compartments
or chambers. into which uniform gas bags
viii be introduced. These bags when put
into their respective chambers. Will be co..
lapsed Ike 50 many foot balls out of which
tho air has entirely escaped. They are 70
b. filled with gas after being put in place
Thus If a cannon ball were to penetrate
The body Of the aerial locomotive or of one
Of its tr1i.ers is damage would be con-
fined simply to the gas bag which il hap
percd to hit. Tha. could be easily replaced
Even when al of these gas bags are cot
lapSed the stiff. cylindrical skeleton of each
vehicle Will retain its form In each com
partmCnt is to be left free space into
which the gas rcCeptacIes can expand WREN
the aerial train Is ascending to great alti-
tudeS."
Count Zeppelin evidently expects to per-
feet an aerial express whfch viii reach 4
great height above the earth. whereas All
flying craft thus far made has aspired only
|" the low strata of atmosphere. Thu
higher balloon cnve'6pe goes above the
earth the larger il swe'ls. and at great Aft
tiaeS IN explosion Of the iuge1inu. OLD
counts aerial express would probably re-
suit II he did not take the precautinn noted
Beneath the aerial locomotive and each
trailer IS 70 be placed ganGway or run
n .ng h~ard rigidy connected to the main
frame work. Along this the confuc+er &c
presumably 20 walk while collecting fares
and directing operations. The crew is to
u.s. TINS ptSsageway tn gain access to all
parts OF the rain. From it rope ladders
run ~ the sides and to the roofs Of the
cylindrical bodies Of the respective, vessels
Lih" I" string of Giant Sausages
The locomotive for this Zeppelin train is
10 be the only vehicle provided with motive
power. At each side are to he placed two air
Screws like large electric fans held free from,
the sides by brackets resembling the ont
Triggers of racing boats Then there are to he
rudd"rs above and beneath at the PROV
These are to be operated from the cars bv
simple steering gear. The locomotive is to
be connected with the forward trailer and