The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
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Gmrman Coneegms D1er Tplps To Ob~r.
nmmerwnm ana Switzerland Frenra
Psass gsT . Cpes@ Channel serNH'
--AIrMhAp PaPea On nlgh seal,
I.oSDoN. ApriI s.-It ssems hirely thu.
American visitors To Europe this yea
viii be able to do much Of their sight
seeinG by dirigibls passenesr airshir
II h now possible 10 add further partic,..
lars 10 thOss already given in Tar SUS
REGARDING the protests for airship line
IN Germany and France.
Four new sassrable balloons Of tn
par~val type are being constructed a.
RltssrfeId. Germany. They viii he nAmsi
Parasval VI. VII. VII. and TX. Psrss-
val vi. rs .s7 fest long. with diameter u
An feet and q cubic capacity OF nesrlT
M ono feet. IL will bs used for pa--en
mer tripa from Munich.
rxr,,n.ions from Munich to Oberam-
merxnn have been planned 90 ta6o pla"s
between May Is and October I. Tbs
fare for the return trip will be sls7. Trips
NAV alao be made 10 other places In tbs
Ravarinn Highlands at the same fare
and thsrN will be short circular tours IN
ths nsiKhborhoOd Of Munich costing
AS a person. Parties DESTROYS Of having
The exrlunive uss OF an airship can hirs
Pnr~eyal VI. at the rata Of % .s75 day
Par~sval VII. has been ordered by .
Berlin company. which viii arrange reg
ular triKs Tor passengers. Parssval VIII
ha. been ordered by the Imperial Auto
mobi,, Club Of Berlin. the members 81
which will iss the craft a. an aerial yacht
par-eval IN. orCered by the Brus~els
irtrvnationai exposition, viii begin pas
.eoeer cruises in the Belgian capttal a.
The and 81 April OF the beginning Of May
The exploitation OF The 1eppcnn ar
has been entrusted go the German Aerial
Naxiwntion Company. whach was or
-anixs-d al Frnnkfort-o Main last Noveni-
b@r with a capital Of tTso.9eo. 4 l.rss
proportion Of this sum yas sinscriDsa oy
ha,r~ Baden- Baden and Munich on the
undSrsannding that theee towna viii be
| ,,,sle the centres Of aerial excursions and
th,,s attract stran@rTs and their money
m was originally hcpsd that Frankfort
,rs,r. DifElculties were experienced in
| occurring the land necessary TOT ths station
ar gnraae. AZ 10 was desirable TO begin
sarninR money as soon a. posaihls the
company eventually decided 20 make TIE
opening. trips from Fne1IaSnssns'e :,
M $ cxpscsed that zsppelin ". will
he rv,ady for use In May. This vessel VII
have a xas capacity Of 1900 cubac meters.
OF 600 more than its ir. 'nediaee preoeces-
ns.-~n1rrs in ADDITION 10 in crew and
k,eI f0P n cruise Of from ten 20 nfteer
hrurs. For its construction u vas al
one tine intendsd 20 use new alloy known
az electro metal. hut u " nov stated ina
the experirneuts with this nnater.ai nAvs
-. s..1eall..l awr.a~eafiona and that alumni
num Will b. used instead- -
Ne@otiationa are at present going OF
between the Aerial Navigation Compeny
and various towns IN SwitzersAnd with
sxctrrsiona. The idea Of making reglial
trips round tne Rig seems 20 have oeeI
trpDn..d oD account Of the danger OF IN
snod~n onslaught@ by the Foehn winds
In France scheme. for passen ger Girshll
line. ere the subject % n@gotiStlon-
Two conapanSes. the Compagnie Inter
nationsle de Navigation AerIenne and IN
T'cmual Snie TransGsrienne. have for the
ohfers the este bli shment OF airship hns'
between France and England. and 70 Una
end are seeking 20 lease grouhI ~ St
neixhborhood OF Dover whore they ca
Guild sheds end landing stations ~
while the Compagn Trens4erlenns IN
tands 10 convey passengers from Pare y
London or for similar dtstAnc -. tncIuoin
a psssage scross the English Chennei' "a
| iNa1fMrlAXUlg
beginning 60 do nothing more tnan ConNe.
nSs~anrers between Dover and 'alAis
M. Denville. the organizer ana cnle
director Of the latter COMPANY SAYS ~ ~
ms concern has a capital OF $4,000. ~
airshiDs. which will be ordered A. " u.
Astra works. have vet to he built' pm ~
TanViIIe hops that he will ne A1ie '.
announce the first cross ChAnnei unE
bNFor, the end % the summer.
meteorological observations snow th.
ON an Average for $40 days out OF the wnoF
vear II II quite possible 10 crces the cnAi'
mel in an airship. With an aVsrAse y
lftaeu passengers = trip, 10 Prov
make at least two cross-ChAnnei s~1N'c~
daily. a, v,...L
The airship design which ~ psnvif
proposes 90 adopt will be cApaole
carving fftesn pasHengera ana a cYeS =
three. The balloon car viii re proN,u ".
with protected cabins quite as cornIN,,
ahIs. AZ those aboard the ChApnel noAi
and ths. maximum ~ safely VIII Ne W.
Il sIIrad nv the construction ~ the snNe'op
\ with xRstight comprrtment&
The diriRible airshtp Vie ne -
1 made its first trip from Pau On SatlInA
carving fourte~1 people on braru w
cIudinR NJ. and Mime. Blerto' h,H
making a tour 81 the hay the diY1Sln
returned to its shed The Astra ccmpen
intsnds To start a service Of aerial excu'
SONS shortly.