New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
A WOMAN'S AIRSH[P.
Miss ToddS InUention To Be Eu.
Mbited at 4ero Club Shosc.

An airshfp constructed in a New York studio by
a woman who made an aerial ascent in
her life who never had lesson in manual train
ing and who got almost all her knowledge of aerial
navigation from books will be one of the exhibits
at the coming exhibition of the Aero Club at the
Grand Central Palace, from December to De-
ce1nber s. The inventor, Miss F. Lillian Todd, does
not even know whether her machine Will fly or not.
She has never had opportunity to try 1t, and Is
awaiting the coming test at the exhibition with
''Theoreuoally it ought to fly" Miss Todd said
20 Tribune reporter yesterday, but theory seems
can't tell anything about st. except by actual ex-
Are there any novel features in my machine?
Wei. OF course that is secret, and really have
thing. am sending ii to the Exhibition to ind
out But my car is son!athing OF a novelty, and I
simply a s:5eIefon and if anytniag goes wrong @ at
from end 10 eEd. 1 prefer to sacrifice lightness to
Miss Todd began experimenting with arshjps
simply ter GlnJsenent. about four years ago. She
was interrupted Tor years during that time by
aroused by having the dirigibie balloon of the
an opportunity 10 inspect this machine carefully
but otherwi~e has had little personal acquaintance
with the navigation of the air She has twice been
IN captive balloons. but never mace a real ascen-
sion.
y had an opportunity 10 do so in France" she
said, but was afraid 10. because I could not speak
Mould be unpleasant not to be able to communicate
VIII ro.1 my c9mpani9ns GIip i, IN ReIIL = o,--,,
gent se mas alTays been fond OF I.leehanical work
any instruction either in the use of tools in
= can't draw even a salary she said to The
'F1lbune representative L have no way of express
ing an idea except to work 1t out in tangible FORM
can make - model for else TO copy on
2 larger scale as ave done with the airship but
way. what / want d6n+
My FIRST piece Of mechanical const ructfon of
any importance, 50 fan as / can remember,
we2ther-Eane Ny mother wanted one. and un-
Gertaos 10 make H. used glass ball from my last
D. a
q my mothers best wash-boer, for the other
parts, s1e was O. IShted with the result until she
found out II, There 9 g6 5s tin and it was also the
"A few years ego / made combination cabinet
and table 10 my room which has been greatly ad.
instead Of fade in Germany" quite recently !
pul 2 Tor oi %oik IN n immature inan-oI3 war, l
together cost only about 50 80. The lifeboats are
pair or scissors Tie canning towers are inverted
Tin horns and the tops are the tops Of cans melted
THE ladders are. made Of picture wire. The little
figures I obliged to buy ready dressed be-
cause ! can't sew. They were my greatest ex-
The little figures" include dnlinutIve counter
felt Of the President standing on the bridge be-
The craft is called the President Roosevelt and
is fitted with everything that a properly equipped
less telegraph outfit The President Roosevelt was
Vent to launch it on one Of the park Iakes he in
vited caum to witness the ceremony The chum
You needn't tell me woman made that boat;
Thereupon the owner of the boat sailed into his
companion and they haven't spoken since.
Miss Todd will show at the exhibition in addi-
tion TO her saronef. q drigble balloon which. be-
ing translated into the vernacular, q bal
loon that can be steered The balloon is called
Looking for the North Pole" and bears the legend
limited States Air Line In the middle of the
car stands q man with q spyglass and in front is
another with United States flag. A mechanical
contrtvance makes the figures raise the glass
and the flag simultaneously. The aeronef
hasn't been named, but is supposed TO belong to
the United States Aeronef Line"
Miss Todd regards aerial navigation more as a
Held OF interesting experiment than having
practical possibilities.
cit Is bound 70 be greatly developed" she said
''but doubt II II will ever be made a practical
means Of looomotion. don't think airshfps could
be made 10 carry a sufficient number of per
eone. and there is too great an element OF danger
to the persons immedia.s ely ncerned. In a motor
the occupant is IN place of comparative safe
ty. IT is the public that is IN danger But n an
strship IL is different. There It Is the occupant
who IS In danger"