The San Francisco call., 1905-06-09
Inventor Kinder Builds New
Model Machine Which He
Claims Will Be Able to
ReyOlutiOniZe Warfare
CRAFT PRESENTS A
TRIM APPEARANCE
Vessel Is Steered by Front
Balloon and Will Run at
Rate of IS Miles an Hour
Against Average Winds

e. A. Kinder of 1924 O'Farrell street
has invented an nirship which, If the
inventors expectations are realized,
Will revolutionize the modern method of
warfare. With this machine 1T will be
possible for single man to travel In
an air car and drop death-dealing mis-
siIcs upon an army. The inventor made
the first trial with n model Mt Glen Park
yesterday afternoon with success. The
demonstration was carried on inside the
pavilion because the experimental ship
was too light to weather the strong
wind that was blowing outside.
The inventor of this train for there are
three cars attached to the balloons, is a
German. His first success came last year
in Denver, when he made demonstration
of q model ship. Colorado promised to
send him to st. Louis, where he could
vie with the heralded Baldwin. But for
tune was not to be his for long. Before
his start was undertaken q fire destroyed
the creature of his hands. Kinder lhen
came to San Francisco and yesterdays
trial marked the completion of his years
work. Yet it showed all of the clever
mechanism, in the development of which
the man had given his whole mind. 1t
was thirty feet long and weighed twenty
one pounds. At that it carried more than
its own weight. The power was fur
nished by an electric battery.
NOVEL STEERING GEAR.
The ideas which Kinder has put into
the plans for, the real air ship are new
Instead of the old rudder steering gear.
this machine is to be pointed by means of
the front balloon, which works on pivot.
This balloon is encased in an aluminium
covering and the whole fastened to steel
SPAR This spar is moved by a wheel as
on a sailing, vessel and it is SO con-
structed that it can be moved no matter
how great a gale of wind is blowing. The
other balloon is stationary and carries
most of the weight Of the vessel.
The plan of the inventor Is to make
this nsaeIiine ssedbon 0f warfare.
Kinder says that he will be able to
drop n bomb from a height of 5000 feet
into n space half the size of a battle
ship. The machine Will make seventy
FIVE miles nm hour.
The new airship will be propelled by a
ga asoline engine of 300 horsepower and
will be able to travel in a windstorm
1t carries its own fuel and gas enough
to run for two months. The machinery
Will be made in Germany. There will be
three propellers. The gas is to be manu-
factured out Of a new process of filtra-
tion 1t is run through water, thus puri-
flying it. This purifying process keeps
the interior of the balloons from becom-
ing coated with the refuse from the gas.
HAS SAFETY APPLIANCE.
There is also a safety appliance so that
in case the machinery suddenly fails TO
work or one of the balloons becomes rent
the car will not dash to the ground An
aeroplane is attached to the ship capa-
BILE in size of supporting the craft and
5000 rounds freight. This plane will hold
the vessel poised In the air and the oper-
ator can lower it tenderly to the ground
In case the enemy should be below there
is no necessity of descending and the
machine will remain stationary for two
weeks.
his craft to avoid the dangers usually en-
eountered by airslfp exploiters. This is
device for throwing heated air into the
balloon so that it will rise of itself above
possible storm. Ordinarily 1t will be
propelled upward by the motor. The
regular gear only steers the craft in a
horizontal direction, but by means of a
shifting weight on the bottom of the car
the balloons are pointed vertically and
the cars follow
There are three coaches attached to the
balloons. One of these will contain the
machinery. The foremost one will be
used TO run the steering wheel and for
the carrying of supplies. The center car
is 20 be the one for passengers. 1t will
be fitted up like a palatial car. There
will be beds, a dining-room and a gall
lery. Connecting the cars is long prom
enade walk giving the occupants ample
room to move around.
The total weight of the new airship will
be 5000 pounds. The balloons will carry
q. 900 yards of silk. The inventor claims
to DE backed by several capitalists in
San Francisco and in Germany. He fig
ures that the total cost of the machine
will be S25,0o0.