The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-09

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The most recent developments Fl
Germany's efforts to reduce air navi
CATION 10 a science and the plans FOL
the transatlantic voyage above the
clouds proposed for about the middl,
Of May by the German aeronaut Dr
Gaus-Fabrice, lately president OF the
Frankfort Aeronautical exposition. and
Joseph Brucker OF Berlin In two
diriglbles are discussed by 4. Il. Mac.
Mechen and Carl Dienstbach. two au.
thOrs OF works on airshlps and dlrigl.
bles ia the May Century. and the air
ship Of the near future IL described In
part as follows
From the standard OF present devel-
opment the airsbip Of 1915 may be
conceived as having hull of rigid
construction, 1000 feet long and 50
feet beam, with accommodations for
l2J 20 80 passengers and crew OF
AZ men
The new air liner will resemble
/ submarine or rather. flying fish All
! It's parts viii be cumpactly built into
\ the hull lts underbody, 800 feet
/ long, II feet wide aud feet high.
VIII extend between the elbows fore
and AFT where the hull begins 10 curve
toward lis pointed bow and stern.
The underbody will hold seven pas
sengcrs and eight operating sections,
after the fashion Of a compartment
sleeping car A continuous passage
way will extend from end to end
All Cooking by Electricity.
Below the bridge win be hatch.
way to the main passage In the for
ward underbody Of the ship, where
there is "A companionway 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, passen-
gers slaterooms. passengers living
quarters central lounging. reading
and dining saloon the width OF the
ship, At the stern will be the stew
ards quarters. where all cooking will
be by electricity Meals will be serv-
ed in each saloon. the pantry service
being operated by escalator passing
through the hold, which will be at
tached 10 the airshlp's entire under
body. Table service will be delivered
through trap In the saloon door.
Telephone and electric aununciators
will connect each section with the
stewards quarters
All bed covering will be OF the light
est weights. because elektron heaters
the hot exhaust OF the motors
will keep the temperature automatical-
ly even while dying az frigid attitudes. |
When dying low In the tropics the air
ship may be perfectly cooled by ven |
tilation. Only hund baggage win be |
permitted for the quick passage.
Built to Float on tho Water.
The sides Of the hold" or tunnel. |
ave feet high and eight feet wide. viii
be lined with continuous tanking. con
talning gasoline fuel, to be forced up
ward into the engine rooms as needed.
The outside OF the hold" win serve
rs the alrshlps rounded keel aud will
enable the craft to hoat ON water.
Elastic buffers for landing will be
liked under each engine section.
The eight meteor compartments viii
zach be equipped with one 200 horse
,ower motor. transmitting energy by
hort steel belts Ia fattened tubes TO
me propeller on the same side of the
lull and 20 auxiliary engines operating
Jumps that will control the gas cham
'crs Withdrawing expanding gas and
Il into the airshlp's tubu-
ar frame They win also drive pow
rful fans for yentilating the air
PAGES OF the hull and the living quar-
ers
Boats" to Be Carried.
The top OF the hull, now the Yep
elin's observatory, will become a long
hurricane deck" Of thin, light plank
ng. with side rails Here will be
ept service" implements, two slen-
u luiNl~ NhlA lltE me NltltSS ,
nteunae aud the yellow top lights"
for cloud triapgulation
nd taking the altitude of stars,
kite winch aud the air
hips boats" two small. swift aero
lane scouts" one fore. the other aft. ,
18th ample space for launching and ,
lighting. The deck will be reached
y small winding openwork stairs
trough the hull The hull will be di-
lded into twenty gas tight compart-
rents for sustaining the airship in
pace. Along the port and starboard
des FIVE seats Of curved aeroplane
lrfaces will help TO lift and support !
ne airship or steer 1t up and down
hey will be stepped" to avoid inter
,rence. Between them win be eight
ropellers. four on each side, at alter
ating levels along the hull
1t is believed that within five years
lch an air liner will be capable OF
'aveling seventy-fve miles an hour /,
and often 120 miles In the )
pper levels.