Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-10
AirShip Invented i'm q Dream.


airship while normally asleep, by ex-
erciSe of the posterior organs OF the
brain that are thought to never rest
and are active while other faculties
are in repose, the only outward man.
Hesitation of which is by dream. or
possibly that faculty possessed by
some people called second-sight, but
of which probably sub-conSciousnesS
would be Il better name. Mr.. Chance
had been working on the air-ship
problem for the past twenty-five
years. He had about given up the
task as impossible, when the idea of
4 new principle came to him while
asleep. In his dream he took ride
in a successful airship and made mi
mute notationS as to its construction.
When he awoke the next morning, he
remembered the valuable informa-
ton which came to him in the vision.
and hastily jotted down the princi-
pies of its construction. Then he be-
gan work on drawings. He likewise
completed q model and sent it to
Washington with request for pat
ent. which has just been granted.
The machine, as described, consists
of Il fiat surface answering the con-
ditions of an aeroplane. with horizon
tai rudders fore and aft, which are
used for raising or lowering while in
motion. In the center of the plane
hangs the basket to hold the power
for operation. consisting of a fifty
horsepower gasoline, water-cooled
engine. designated as the propelling
power. 1t will be applied to three
fans in the rear, so arranged as
to be of independent action or can
be used collectively. Above thai
plane there will be gas bag of dou
BILE convex or saucer-shaped form, the
concave sides facing, and with the
rings firmly attached. The gas-bag
will be made much wider in its hori-
zOntal diameter than in its vertical
diameter. Through the entire length
will be shaft extending from the
basket beneath. Above the gas, at
tached to this shaft, will be q hori-
zOntal propeller or fan of four blades
The purpose of the gas bag is to
lift the weight of the machine and
its freight. The object of the fan is
to regulate the machine vertically.
The entire structure will be of very
light metal. Probably aluminium
to macadamite will be used Light
metal will be used for the entire
structure, with the exception of the
lower half of the gas bag, which
will be made of silk or other suitable
light material. The top of the gas
bag being of metal will of course be
stationary and will always retain its
umbrella form. The lower half of
the gas-bag, being of q very light
textile, will enable the machine in
case of puncture or accident to fold
upwards, thus forming perfect
parachute and and avoiding danger
Of rapid descent. Fire connot dam
age it. Nothing will burn but half
of the gas bag, and with this done,
the descent to earth in the parachute
will be devoid of great danger 1t
will be guided in its forward move
ment, up or down, by means of two
rudders, one fore and the other
aft.
A single operator sitting opposite
the engine will have absolute control.
The machine will also be provided
with an emergency gas generator
which will replace the waste gas,
while in the air.
The dimentions OF the plane below
will be 20 feet square and the two
wings fore aft will be 3 feet wide and
20 feet long. The basket will be
feet wide, 4 feet deep and Is feet long
The general dimensions of the gas
bag will be round, with a horizOnal
diameter of 40 feet and o vertical di-
ameter 20 feet. The upper fan will
be "a feet long, with four blades, and
capable of 200 revolutions minute
The shaft which extends from the
basket to the top of the machine will
be A feet in length.
A bag of the dimensions contem-
plated will hold enough ordinary
lighting gas, such as used in cities,
to lift by actual ties 1912 pounds.
When filled with pure hydrogen gas,
$500 pounds can be carried. The
upper fan alone will have lifting
power of 400 pounds. The entire
weight of the machine, including the
engine will de $50 ponds.
BY means of the propelling force
and the three fans acting in unison
at a speed Of 400 revolutions a min
ute, the machine can be driven
through the air at a velocity of eight
and a half feet per second. The max
imum speed by test, however, is said
to be ten and half feet per second.
According to the inventor, the air.
ship can be operated by one man,
and it can not upset or run away.
1t rises vetically from the ground,
can be sailed in any atmosphere or