Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-02

InNI IuNN HlA INNl lu NlAttiNt't iA Na'
center. taporlng toward the ends.
There is an elevated plane. circular
ln form. made of aluminium twenty
feet in diameter This constituted the
twelve wings of the machine. The
carriage is twelve feet long four feet
wide at the rear taporng 20 q point.
Power i7 provided by "a fourhorso
power gasoline motor There are two
scrow.propslIors. the one in 'front.'
serving also 90 guide the ship. Tho
I elevated plane will act as a para
chute Co prevent too rapid descent in
case of accident
| Dr. August Groth, OF san Francisco.
will enter the Worlds Fair contest
I with an airship which he has already
/ thoroughly tested with considerable
satisfaction aud which be claims TO
/ have under perfect control lt ia a
( arec poarshapod balloon, pointed in
/ front to which is attached an nlumi-
mum car a large rudder placed some
distance from the car serves 90 guide
the machine and a motor similar 90
toe Hrhtost automobile motor furnish.
..a tho power
An English inventor named Heodlo.
has an aIrship which ho thinks viii
prove winner IN tho big contest
The frame of the ship is built Of h.
cycle tubing the three main tubos, OK.
tending the entire length being
brought 90 a point at each end. Tho
frame ls so arranged as 90 form a tri.
angle within which ls placed the
. motor and the acrouluts basket The
total length of tho framework is nfiy
. feet Tho weight oi the motor and its
frame complete ls il7 pounds The
o total weight Of the airship's frame
work is 500 pounds The motor used
ls a nncou.horso power gasoline en-
% gIuc. ln whose construction aluminium
Z has boon utilized ~ far as possible
Z The feature OF this ship 90 the steer
Ink propeller. which is mounted az tho
front end OF the framework
when a. o. desired to direct m,
T" airshIp upward the propeller frame .,
= placed in "a vertical position thus plac
p, 'ng the propeller in a horizontal posi-
Z. tIon and causing q 20 employ iti
'i thrust .n aiding the ship TO rise. Whoi
p the desired height has been attaluc,
: the propeller is turned 90 yertIca
" position and 10 can then be- used q.
steer to the right or the lctt accord
Ink 20 the direction On which 81
thrust is aimed. should O. ho noccs
sary 90 use the propeller 90 bring th
Y ship 90 the earth lt can bo placed d
= the horizontal position with @
" thrust directed upward The diamote
!, oft the steering propeller Ga eight Zee
y while tha of the propeller proper a
the rear OF the airshlp Is twelve fee
y The airship is controlled by fou
levers within easy reach OF the aorOI
!, aut. Two Of these lovers operate m
~ clutches and the other two rcuilat
n the throttle and Ignition Of the motto
Tho balloon, which is clnr.shape,
-, ls ulnotythrCe feet On longth and ha
ls a capacity OF 10000 cubic feet Of go
\. The perfection of the strccrIng pr
4, pcller makes Il Unnecessary 10 oliberaI
any OF the IS In order 10 doscon
b. A Phoenix. Arizona. rocluso has q
I, vented an alrship or dying machr
su with framework OF willow twigs mac
y. Into wings like those OF a bird. m
y, movement like the stroke Of a bird
IA wing. he thinks viii give hls machit
!, the necessary speed and buoyanc
as tie claims 20 have made several Bu
h, cessiul tests OF his machine at uigl
~ attaining a high velocity and with e
~ tire safety. lie win not dlvulga an
vi thing OF hts invention
These are only a few OF the q
known and obscure competitors &
'u tho rich Worlds Fair airBhip stalk,
'n who are held enough 20 compete wi
m ~, such famous aeronnuts ns Santos. u
-, mont, Prof langley, Sir Hiram Ma
y, Inn and others. IN tho greatest rae
~ through space that the world has Uv
~. seen, the most wonderful contests
- history, the most remarkable sp,
.... taclo of tho thousands OF attractio
,f,. at The Worlds Fair