New-York tribune., 1910-04-24
Peccnr Feors Mate Por-
aeneer AfrSbfps Seem
a Certainty.

,a-,raatS al over the world were keesiy
.....-ssted last week by the published ac-
...-,-s o. two remarkable voyages tfrough
-, .+- one was made by tie German
.-i--lle war balloon Zeppelin II. X
..a,f the German frontier near Cologne
.f made - Tip OF reconnaissance over tho
X. -suds which lasted about eight
o--s including the time OF return. THIS
81. !. --e0ted as IN admirable dernorstra-
.-- -r r-f.ai the Ighter-thau-air mschsne
..s accomplish ~ case OF wsr.
r-.l other voyage WAS made by Louis
r. r-an in an aeroplsno. gge started from
..r.s-s France. and mace q clean Gi,ss:
q. ,--is-sUr-Aube, a distance OF 1G ldlo-
-.e--~s or about l@5 miles. and he dtd II IL
.r..o- and onc-half hours This WIS accept
, Dr. many "commUters" ss dsTnOnstrating
s- c.-r, arrival OF the day when Suburban
home. rrat can be easily reached from city
..eser- need 40 longer be situated near
s-..,.. noisy railroads. but may ne IN
..as- dels or on hmtops. or anywhere
liza, fancy dictates. FOR when one can
-..-. an aIrship after a days work in ;he
,a, instead OF = ferryboat or a srar. each
.--- p--rin . given radius viii lse just as
accessible through the air AS any other
nrrr -rat day comes real est ste values
,. t-. suburbs zil have 10 reaStIst them
solves and every City dwelier ,r.n have
-.-.-. .--- et has own in the country. K he
,....-. t with no taxes Tor good rosls 10
......-z rfs pockethook and no Automobiles
.. destroy those roads anc covNT with cen
.----+-ous dust the man VINO helped lay
,,- +re-. True. the manage n1ent of air
,--f- rsu probably always G.emand the
services ~ au expert, but few commuters
is-ds- cau-d rt.u = locomotive or guide A
...4r->'.. TIE profession 81 sky pilot"
,.4r .ae- assume q new siEnt ticsnce, and
airs. .-- manned by crews O. professional
er-.r-ets vi-s call AZ building after build-
s-r e.. rre c5tE. picking Up Eheir passen-
&C.. .-1r- as stages do now. and when
.-...E starting away 20 la sd patrons on
s. near tIei- own doorsteps n the country.
-.. t.5sc lays the order. F." Don't speak TO
-l. man at The wheel. % may have 10 lie en-
f---eI -lsr as IL is now: especially in foggy
~.-sfner. as = collision betwossn two heavily
loaded passenger airships ~ a lofty slti-
trde would he no Joke for rhe passengers,
Cor those below on -he slr- ace 1or for the
accident Insurance companies Therefore
fre man a. the wheel VIII be an object Of
eeep attention. and the vaisrous instruments
which ne employs 20 help him navigate the
6.apsauous ocean OF the atmosphere VIII
grouse much curiosity.
The principal instruments that are used
tr ae-onautics are ca barormeters. for meas
u1rc the pressure Of the air and ascertain
iuc the altitude. Cb) thermometers. for in
creating The temperstur,4 tc) hygrometers.
tHat Indicate the percentage OF moisture in
f-e atmosphere: td) sta hoscopes. for regis
to-uE t--e vertical movements OF ascending
snd descending, and (e) compass, for show
i-r t.o direction.
A. tre scientific instruments are general
-. made or aluminium. and protected by
feather cases The sDerOnaut reads the
STORY these mechanical cOntrivances weave
f1- m. and then knofWs what 10 Go with
DIS ballast. A good sly pilot is pretty well
c-.uloyed most Of the, time that an aerial
f H-aEc is under way.
since long voyages. are possible only in
sH0ons a. this stage OF the aeronautic
came. the uses OF th'sse instruments In ball
coming viii alone be described here.