Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-05


I his. as ! understand. We are both, OF
course, In an experimental stage we
do every little thing We think OF as a
means TO the end.
| Nov, the possible danger or dam
age to flying machines is less In the
danger OF hurt 10 the fans than 20 the
envelope, or gasbag.
THE EXPERIMENTAL POINT.
'When We shall have so perfected
| the construction OF this envelope that
II may be made Of aluminium or steel,
then shall we have passed the expert.
mental point and be able TO proceed
to work out the details Of the ultimate
perfection Of an easily operated nying
machine"
In about three weeks stevens will
have finished his airship. He Is taking
his time about II, for his confidence in
his success saves him from impotence,
AT present the framework 10 propped
against a wall. II Is Of steel pipe. care
fully selected, inch by inch. Already
the gasoline engine Is In It's place, II
is Of az horsepower, to drive the fans,
which are AZ feet long by 2 feet
Inches IN width
1.-THE FANS stevens went on, "drlv-
en- by the engine at a revolution OF g.
700 feet minute. will give me a speed
Of 20 miles an hour. An ordinary wind
blows from eight TO twelve miles an
hour, and, subtracting the resistance
met by IT, there stlll remains Tor me
a good rate Of speed"
Stevens uses c0ncentric ballons. In
his own words:
1.-THE envelope, which is the gasbag
supporting the weight OF that part
which takes me up until / clear build
ings, Is So feet long and "a feet in d.
ameter, Instead Of the usual netting,
II Is covered with a TWILL similar TO
that used in sails, and in which the
threads run In many directions,
This twill has an opening In the bot
tom, where the envelope Is inserted,
and, attached 10 that, In an inner part
Is q small balloon, called the ballon-
cite Into this balloOnette, somewhat
novel In Itself. air Is infected 10 keep
II from becoming iabby.
Il use water in place OF sand, and as
/ inject the air into the little balloon,
allow the water to escape by a small |
stopcock
"a feature which ! think / may |
claim as new, IL that, in cass OF meet |
ing head wind, shall carry with me |
a rope which. as | get close to the
ground, I shall drop. on the end ls a |
sharp pick, at the head OF which Is an |
anchor which fastens itself In the
earth"
SO far as Santos Dumont Is concern
ed, Stevens thinks he Is ahead OF him
In the use Of two wings, set automatl.
cally, which are pinioned TO the balloon.
When the balloon rises from the
ground these wings fold up; when Il
iescends they open-hence, para.
chute, The entire weight OF the ma
chine Itself is 2OS pounds. and II IL
put together In such little pieces that
one could almost take II apart and car
~ II on his back. So far, Stevens has
spent S,OOO-money hard earned in the
literal az well as metaphorlca ups and
Towns OF an erstwhile balloonlsts life.
There you have the whole story"
'uncluded this little man In his mega
I've looking clothes, seeming TO have
,assed the 30 years of his life (sofne
II them married. as an average New
forker might have passed it: "there
eally Is nothing more for me 10 saw.
'act Is, | don't want to say anything {
more Just now; I'm afraid have done
90 much talking as II is | can only tel q
GU that my confidence In results {
mile i Is based first of all on cut. {
nd-dred scientific tenet. comes from S
feeling which is stranger than any. t
nlng on the surface Yes. I think I {
nal win out Stevens said, az he /
uletly dropped his hand on a piece OF 4
ne embroyo airships ironworks. Mall d
nd Express. y