Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
SANTOS FRENCH GREAT REVIEW

dirigible built in time to take part in the
contests of the st. Louis exposition"
With these facts in hand, / called on
Santos-Dumont. l found him preparing for
a hurried trip to Brazil and his family,
from which he must return to Paris i'm
October to begin his experiments with the
airship in war with the French army's en-
gineer corps. The fact that the French
minister of war has asked Santos Dumont
to make these trials of entering beSieged
towns. it may be mentioned in passing, has
stirred up both the British and Italian war
departments in the same direction. Dis
patches just received from London report
that the war department has Just handed
over an extra $4,000 to Colonel Templeton,
to permit him to construct an airship; while
the Compromised dirigible of Dr. Barton
Is also to receive financial aid.
From Italy the news comes:
Already Adopted
Captain Romeo Frassinetti of the first
regiment of infantry, in garrison at Ra-
VIENNA, has constructed dirigible balloon
whose model has just been adopted by the
minister of war. ." What distin-
guishes it in particular is it's system of
aeroplanes worked by special apparatus
thanks to which it can be made to ascend
obliquely. The steering, also is done with
these planes. some being horizontal, others
vertical. The inventor claims that his air
ship can make thirty-three miles per hour
for forty hours without STOP
1 called the attention of Santos Dumont
to this latter statement.
Does it's adoption by the italian war
department depend on the maintenance OF
that speed during forty hours?' he asked
with a mild smile. You know that the
British war department promised to buy
DIR. Bartons airship only on condition that
1t should make fifty miles per hour"
What speed will you make at st. Louis?'
I asked.
We'll" he answered, "as the necessary
speed at st. Louis.Is likely to be fixed at
% per cent more than that of the Deutsch
prize competition. which 1 won here in
Paris two summers ago. we shall all have
to make well on to forty-five miles per
houri"
How did the ST. Louis authorities coma
to fix that minimum
Il advised them to do it when 1 viewed
the grounds last year. l do not know If
they have actually fixed it,
Then you are prepared to maize still
better timer
Santos smiled again
My racing No. z airship has sixty
horsepower Clement motor, with = water
jacket and four cylinders" he answered
The interior pressure in its balloon Is as
high as twelve centimeters of water. That
of my No. g. in which won the Deutsch
prize. not more than three cent?
meters. Therefore. although the resistance
of the atmosphere increased. not in proper
square of the speed. you see that will
dare drive the balloon of my No z twice
as fast as l drove the other"
without risk of bursting its head in
against the outer atmosphere" l said
Rather without danger of blowing !ts
tail outr' laughed Santos. but that is
complicated problem. 1t will be SUFFICIENT
to say that have no fear of blowing in OF
out"
AT what speed?
Twice my speed at Monaco.
what was that?
.'Say twenty-six miles per hour, with my
guide rope dragging in the water like a
heavy brake. But you know / never went
in for these speed calculations on paper.
There is but one test Of speed
''WhatT
"a race between airships." said Santos.
Il have tried to get a race up here in Paris.
have posted forfeits with the Aero Club
treasurer. But 1 think we shall have to
wait for the ST. Louis exposition"
STERLING HELLO.