Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-29


chute. This is only one Of several
safety appliances which belongs to
framework is made Of aluminium and
Tight steel tubing. The motive power
is a strong battery constructed in the
lightest possible manner the motor,
battery and propeller together only
weighing 300 pounds
A balloonist of Streator. ILL.,, named
Reiferscheid. will race with a hori-
zontal balloon, built somewhat after
the shape Of a cigar and pointed at
both ends. Around the balloon are
ships of aluminium of sufficient
strength for substantial framework
Propellers are placed at both ends of
the machine, six in all being used,
for use in raising and lowering and
guiding IT, A six-horse-power gaso.
line motor will provide the power.
The balloon will be filled with hy-
ldrogen gas and will be hermetically
sealed Large fans will provide a
safety device to enable the ship to
descend slowly in case of a collapse
of the balloon
Samuel T. Best. a Louisville, KY,
real estate man. has invented an air
ship. for which he claims great re-
suits. He has been working on mis-
plans for 81 years before perfecting
them. He claims TO be able to make
60 miles an hour in mis- snip. He got
the first idea for his invention from
watching a child's whirlagig at school.
Bests balloon consists of two gas
chambers 80 feet long. six feet in
diameter in the center. tapering to-
ward the ends. There is an elevated
plane. circular in form, made of alum
inum 20 feet in diameter. This con-
stituted the twelve wings of the ma
chine. The carriage is II feet long,
| four feet wide at the rear tapering
to a point in front Power is provid-
ed by a four-horse-power gasoline
motor. There are two screw propel-
lers. the one in the front serving also
to guide the ship. The elevated plane
will act as a parachute to prevent too
rapid descent in case of accident.
DR.. August Greth, of San Francisco,
will enter the worlds fair contest
with an airship which he has already
thoroughly tested with considerable
satisfaction and which he claims to
have under perfect control. 1t is a
large pear-shaped balloon, pointed in
front. to which is attached an alumni
mum car. A large rudder placed some
| distance from the car serves to guide
the machine and a motor similar to
the lightest automobile motor, fur
nishes the power.
An English inventor, named Beedle'
has an airship which he thinks Will
prove a winner in the big contest. The
frame of the ship is built of bicycle
tubing. the three main tubes, extend
ing the entire length, being brought
to a point at each end. The frame Is
so arranged as to form a triangle
within which is placed the motor and
the aeronaut's basket. The total
length of the framework is 90 feet,
The weight of the motor and its frame
complete is All pounds. The total
weight of the airship's framework is
$50 pounds. The motor used is a 15-
horsepower gasoline engine, in whose
construction aluminium has been util'
lied as far as possible. The feature
of this ship is the steering propeller
which is mounted at the front end OF
the framework.
When it is desired to direct the
airship upward the propeller frame is
placed in a vertical position, thus
placing the propeller in a horizontal
position and causing it to employ its
thrust in aiding the ship TO rise.
When the desired height has been at
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vertical position and it can then be
used to steer either to the right or
the left according to the direction in
which it's thrust is timed. Should II
be necessary to use the propeller TO
bring the ship to the earth it can be
placed in the horizontal position with
its thrust directed upward. The di
ameter of the steering propeller is
eight feet, while that of the propeller
proper at the rear of the airship is
12 feet. The airship is controlled by
four levers within easy reach Of the
aeronaut. Two of these levers oper
ate the clutches and the other two
regulate the trottle and ignition Of the
motor. The balloon, which is cigar
shaped, is SO feet in length and has a
. oit,, ~ O6 OOO cubic feet of gas