The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-09
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attached to the two sides and bottom.
imparting a quiet, steady action to the
balloon when in motion. The ruddcr
Is somewhat similar to the rudder OF 8
ship, turning ON a long hinge and BE-
ing controlled from the car. IN which
a 90 horsc-power Daimler motor re
wolves at a rate of 1000 revolutions
per minute.
One of the peculiaritics OF The PAY
seyal airship Is the propeller, with liz
four wings. These wings are not solid
blades, or even framed, but mere
loose stun which, when the motor ~
not working, hangs listlessly down
To the end of each wing a weight 20
attached In such a manner that when
the motor is at WORK they fly out
through centrifugal force. The object,
and superiority of this move prOpellorl
Is evident when the airship is being,
packed for transport. as they can be
slowed away like other canvas, etc,
occupying comparatively no ROOM.
with this airship a speed exceeding 45i
ia so kilomcters an hour has been al
| tanned. Il speed exceeding that of tho
famous French airship La Patrio.
One Of the greatest advantages pos
scssed by Germany's crack airship is
that all it's parts are so constructor
that they can be packed together IN
the car within "A few hours ant trans
ported in a single wagon from spot
to spot. The immense superiority that
it possesses in this respect over an
IL -H-.Is-. l.. -N-ta.. a..w l., III
layman. and would count for n good
deal in case Of war, where mobility
is one of the paramount cOnsldora-
tions. Major Parscval recently re-
marked that in spite Of the great snc-
cess he has attained, he Is az work ON
a perfected Parseval' airship for the
army, and that he Is confident that IL
will form the uniform type Of alrship
which the German army will adopt
The trial trips of the Parscyal bal
loon, made under coyer OF darkness
for purposes of secrecy, have demon
stratcd that Il Is not only able 60 dD
plicate with ease the performance az
its much-advertiscd French rival, tho
Patric, constructed by the Lobaudy
brothers, but has actually accomplish
ed moro In the direction 81 high
speed. The German army is exceeding
ly proud OF Major Won Parsoyafs
achievement. and although the Father
land started fully five years behiud
the French to exhaust the possibilities
of aeronautics for warfare, u may DO
assumed with entire safety that no
grass Is now being allowed TO GTOw
under German experts feet ia MAX
ing up for lost time.
All kinds OF rumors have been
afioat for some time past concerning
an enormous airship being constructed
by the German b%allooning authorities
secretly. an airship Of huge dimon-
sions, mounted with cannon, boats.
searchlights, apparatus for dropping
explosive, etc, an airship capable of
carrying 30 or 40 men Th2t the bal
looming authorities are constructing "a
new airship in the new %ballOOning
shed az TeGel is an open secret. That
the new airship viii be a combinatiofa
of the best qualities Of the zoppeliD'
and the Parscyal airships is more than
a mere conjecture. But as for the fel..
ibility of quick-firing guns being
mounted on the same, any ono who
has the slightest knowledge OF aero
%nautics in its present stage ridicules
the idea. SUCH weapons, as airshirs
are constructed nowadays. would
prove OF infinitely more harm to those
In the airship than their enemies, Fo,
the present such ideas may be traced
to the vivid i-maginations Of brilliant
se-nsationalists.