The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-28

will reach the extreme nose, where a
small exploring gun, swung on a uni
versal Joint. can be fired toward most
points in space. on its several plat
forms will be the navigating deck, the
helm, the wireless" the chart room,
and both meteorological and astrono-
mical "obserVatories"
Below the bridge" will be a hatch
way to the main passage in the for
ward underby OF the ship, where there
is a companion way, which is the
ships portal. Abaft of this will be the
captains cabin. To starboard will be-
gin the main passage and staterooms.
with all doors opening on the passage.
Next TO the captains quarters, i'm Sc
quence. will be officers and engineers
staterooms; officers wardroom and
mess; the barber shop; the first motor
compartment: the toilet room; pas
sengers' staterooms; passengers living
quarters, a central lounging reading
and dining saloon, the width of the
ship.
The saloons, glazed with openings Of
artificial mica. can be transformed into
open deck space by sliding side ports.
At the stern will be the stewards
quarters. where all cooking will be by
electricity. Meals will be served in
each saloon, the pantry service being
operated by escalator, passing through
the "hold." which will be attached to
the airships entire underbody. Table
service will be delivered through a trap
i'm the saloon floor. Telephone and
annuciators will connect each section
with the sewards quarters. AS only
| 20 passengers will be Accommodated in
each section. but one steward will be
required there.
All bed covering will be OF the light
est weight, because elektron heaters
carrying the hot exhaust of the motors
will keep the temperature automatic
ally even while flying at frigid alti-
| tudes. When flying low in the tropics
the airship may be perfectly cooled by
! ventilation. Only hand baggage VIII
be permitted for the quick passaFc q,
other baggage" going by steamer or
express airship.
The sides of the "hold" or tunnel, ;
feet high and feet wide, will be lined
with continuous tanking. containing
gasoline fuel. to be forced. upward in
to the engine rooms as needed. The
airship's rounded keel, and will enable
the craft to float on water; elastic buff
fers for landing will be fixed under
each engine section.
The eight motor compartments will
each be equipped with. one 200 horse
power motor. transmitting. energy by
short steel belts. I'm the same side of
the hun, and to auxiliary engines OPP
Grating pumps that will control the gas
chambers, without expanding gas and
condensing it into the airship's tubular
frame. They will also drive powerful
fans for ventilating the air spaces OF
the hull and the living quarters. The
electric power plants for lighting
cooking. and operating the escaltor
will be in the engine compartments.
The top of the hull. now the Zeppe-
Inns observatory, will become n long
hurricane deck" of thin. light plank
ing, with side rails. Here will be kept
service" implements; two s lender
masts. carrying the wireless" atennae
and the yellow top lights" observa-
tories for cloud triangulation and TAX
ing the altitude of stars searchlights
kite winch, and the airship's "boats.
two small, swift aeroplane scouts
one fore. the other aft, with ample
space for launching and alighting. The
deck will be reached by small wind
ing openwork stairs through the hull
The hull will be divided into 90 gas
tight compartments. for sustaining the
airship in space. Along the port and
starboard sides sets of curved aero
plane surfaces will help to life and
support the airship or steer it up and
down. They will be stepped" to avoid
interference Between them will be 5
propellers, on each side, at alternat-
ing levels along the hull
1t is believed that within five years
years such an air liner will be capable
of travelling 75 miles an hour ordinar-
lily, and often 120 miles, in the upper
levels. Two miles above the equator
planetary current encircles the globe
at tremendous speed. The ashes of the
eruption of Kratoa were carried in this
belt around the world in Ia days.
In ten years an airship driven 81
miles an hour may perchance make
that trip i'm days, flying at a speed OF
120 miles an hour. or 5000 day. 1t Is
all A dream? Ten years ago prophecy
OF the present achievements of Ger.
man air navigators would have beer
received with redulity.-CenturS
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