Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-15
BRITAIN BUILDS
OCEAN TERROR
MYSTERIOUS AIR CRATT THAT
iiOTlI SAILS AND FLIES
FOR Use BY 1.-THE NAVY
WIN Hover over the DreadnOnghts
NJ Height OF 1000 Feet
Gre wOf l1ighl.

London. Enr. Nov While the
British have not been making much
noiac about air navigation aS nm ud-
hnct of war, they have not nccn Idle,
4 remarkable air orrf, which 10 ls as-
serted win cause g0mpthnG approach
ng revolution IN the methods of
naval warfare hur been engaging
the attruiiun of nu expert ot Mcssrs,
Nlckcis q MaX,ms works at Bar
row, aud In muGth's ;imo VIII Dee
launched from Barrow
Tho nirshlp, which has been hunt
Tor the Admiralty win be the first
of a fleet Of sea birds which, acting
in conjunction with our battle ships,
prohably win decide the issue of the
uoNt great naval battle.
'Nayal Airshlp No, H., as the IN
vrntion is described In cold Official
language, ig huilt on the principle Of
eeagull nnd viii sa,l on the water
and rs In the air. following In the
wake Of battle shlr, and riding the
waves as lightly 0s n bird The air
ship at moments notice viii rise
straight from the sea. and In few
minutes viii he hovorlng u thousand
fcpt above tho onomNs fleet
Guarded Night aud Day,
such are the expectations Of IT'S In
vcntor ono of the officials Of Nickcrs
q Mavim'q. who has done more 10
improve the submarine than any man
ia England The first Of Britaln's
eon birds rs now lying partially m-l
flatcd In the large shed near Rams
dcu dock The shed Is guarded hy
marines night ana day. ana the very
clnsest secrecy Is observed.
I om In position tG state lust
al sU s.0 0Ns f ..lsH .t...s O.
her design her strong points, her
be called upon 10 10.
Obviously, | may not disclose the
source of my Information, but its
accuracy may be accepted without
question,
The Navnl airshlp Is 500 feet lang
md II viii mCsurc 70 or go feet In
height when reslhv ON the water
Il Us of conical shane. blunt at the
nose and sharp at the stern, some
thing similar 10 the Inflated Zeppc-
Inns and, like the German alrships
ltg supporters are composed of Ger
man metal, which Is lighter than
aluminium.
The gas bag or balloon part is
composed Of throo Gtiny-tho first u
sort cf thin rubber skin, the second
fllk network and goldbeater's skin.
Between the outer 81 In and the other
two there Is a foot 90 space To allow
ior the expansion @; the hydrogen
Hundreds of stays, inriCatcly IN
torlncod, ioin the balloon with two
one on tie how and one at
the stern, the gondolas being con
nocted with gangwav which Is a
mere plank of a fo't wide. The g0n-
dolas are made Of lnrch wood. and
hese support the shin when she is
On the water .....i |,
There win be q crow Of eight men. !
four n each gondolo. ana they VIM
he able to change places from how
to stern, on vice vcI ga, by means Of
Nh phnk gangway "A perilous un-
dor'akinr whether on the water or
IN the air.
iirtv Miles an Hour.
There are two cight-cyinder,
water-coolod engines. each i29 horse
powcr. and these drive two large
tractors at the bow and one small
at the stern Tho fifty on
plnee win give the airshlp a spcod
of firtv miles ar hour In the air
The speed In the water win dcpend
mon the condition OF the sea and
the strength Of t'c watcr by It's
tractore nnd propcllorS, after the
mpnner OF q hydroplnnc
The gordolas are Gllcd with water
ballast and whom the airship ls re-
0urcd to rise from tho waves the
water viii be discharged ana the shin
will rise from the sea to the clouds
as submarine rl'os from the he'd
OF the occnn 10 the surfucc /
The first of tho selhirds win not
he armed with guns until her OK
pcrimontal trails have proved suc-
cessml OFFICERS from the admiralty
are on the spot anViously waiting
tho launch q month hence
II Is feared tE1t complete success
may hc mlrrod owing 10 the lnck of
skilled work on the construction of
the shin No fcwcr than 200 apprcn-
tlcos h1vc been WORKING IN the shed