New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
DREAMS OUT AN AISgHIP.
wuuld-Be Inventor Says It 'f@ol!d Probably
Come Down AL Right"
~ .hs rs,-o- n The Tribune.

r the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: : have for many years been interested IN
IT'S problem q navigating the air. know It's
history snd have witnessed many balloon ascen-
s'ns and parachute descents. I believe inventors
VII Il some way ultimately initiate bird flight, as
hey have initiated the swimming OF FISH. Having
nather tine nor money to enter the lists Of ex
PsrnentaI Heronautics. I have yet dreamed dreams.
and have constructed an intellectual airship on
Ines o. seeming simplicity and stability, which.
bsisTe Offers better promise Of success than any
chsrs before the public
i submit II 70 exPerimenters in the field tor what
!: nay 5e worth. only stipuIadng that he who may
realize my dream viii remember Joseph"
balloon, dt-igtble otherwise, IS cumbrous
sad tmperfectly under control. An aeroplane Of
ts-s attractive possibilities as Initiating q soaring
a'd. But no stable invention has yet been made
k-oTI II that line. 4 properly constructed para
chute dropped from balloon drifts with the wind
Il graceful and not rapid descent to the earth.
is the nearest approximation TO successful
seTop!ane known.
~ sr castle airs1ip consists of car. with motor
and propeller. suspended at its centre of gravity
from large, modified parachute. The parachute
should be forty OF more feet n diameter. accord
hg 10 the weight of the car. i should be slightly
e9acaves with air about two feet across. at
ne top. Tne handle should be & sufficiently strong
'lae about twenty feet long. The rim Of the Uu-
uv-a should r. stayed to the handle at its middle
Po.l- The lower half Of this handle should ft
-o larger tube. with ball bearings et its either
% So thai II could revolve and not slip either
~sE This outer tube should be fastened TO the
- - IKE : mast and securely gUyed from its upper
= 10 The cars rim
I1e Parachute handle should terminate IN gear
eoa-1 thus be -6yoved
4 AHotae- essential feature Of this parachute is TO
80 80 u On INES OF q modified windmill or pro
,sIssr / would have the circumference & light but
-. 4--E = to1t or so high. Then l would run
s-t wires from tre hub 10 both the upper and
rEyele Wheel The cover would put on in this
r1s,s-tof,@l tof,@li '.+'L an upper spoke and carry the
ls-i Then begtn again with the upper spoke 80
5-s-ets from tIe first one. and carry that $50
1873 rom the start and 50 on round the circle
-, ~ slFc d siN-.eat, fat propeller with greatly
ne action u this snip when properly rigged
llid seem 10 be as follows. In ASCENDING Start
.rcU state of ~asr l,- ra,--I,-r - - -
t,l-sI.er alone and pulling the ship into the air
rr.Hs attained Il suitable height couple the
- YOU please. Either disconnect the motor
IN IN tae parachute and use II simply as an aero
=. ttllce us revolutions 10 point where the
~ " ---d MAINTAIN 2 given altitude.
re descent would be accomplished either by
-.tfi1s . brake u resist arv tendency OF the
,ops44tT 70 reEOlNe by tie outrush OF afr or hv
"5ss q bird s!lghtng.
.-s 81 the overlapping Of its sections. II would
,--1.E act as G sufficient safeguard. should The
ssls .S nreak down TO land the operator without
- application Of the clutches and speeds % the
yy-tiA automobile should solve the mnutIaa Of
-gfElE the tWo propeliers IN varying cornbtnafion
49,, aie prevent the possibility Of turning turtle in
.,f.lere, IS feasible
4. teE.ng pictured my aIr castle shall be glad to
H-. .-'lAef any one INCLINED = experiment these
2'anhasset. Long Island, Nov 10 1895