The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-03
TO FLY ACROSS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
IN THREE DAYS
Bronx Inventors Profess to
Have an Airship That Will
Make the Trip.

Two expert engineers to-day told
an Evening World reporter that they
were nearing the completion Of an
hydro biplane that would make the
transatlantic trip in three days. The
inventors. c. A. Allen and John ].
Meckier. are both young men. They
live at No. se1 Hewitt place, the
Bronx. The biplane Is being con-
structed at Clason Point in a large
shed. It 10 now being covered with
. special preparation Of cloth, and In
two weeks. after Its engines are in
stalled. will be ready for its trial
night down the East River to Cover.
nor's Ialand
The seroplans weighs 5000 pounds,
its framework being constructed of
soft stee, tubing: It 10 l04 fst long
from nose to rudder. Its main plane
being 70 feet wide. This weight In.
cludss the complete equipment, the
gasoline tanks. which have . capacity
Of 1900 gallons, provisions for the
4 trip and the two engineers who will
operate the machine.
The engine room. As we'll a. The sleep
Ing apartment and the operating room,
are all Enclosed and will be finished
with the luxury Of steam yacht. As
an illustration Of the monster siye of
the aeroplane. q largo size motor boat
| could be concealed In this Enclosure.
Every mechanical device will be out of
| sight. as well a. the driver of the ma
chine.
The power plant on the plane con-
sists of nve engines. Four register 1875
horsepower and the NTH. an auxiliary
to be used In case of accident to the
others. II a 6b horsepower motor.
This engine. while not an efficient az
the other four, 10 designed for It's re-
liability. Any one OF the engines can
drive the machine at the rate OF four
contemplated Is 6b miles an hour. but
the inventors say It will be able to
attain a rate OF 100 miles.
In place OF the usual prepared cloth
In use on ordinary aeroplanes, this
machine will be clothed In a specially
prepared duck. II has hrst been treat.
ed with linseed oil to give II protec.
ton against moisture. and then coated
with . new white enamel. invented By
lA Frenchmsn.
Most prominent Of the new feature,
on this marvel OF the air. and which
its makers say, insures Its safety snt
nying qualities. are two balance piane'
on each side Of thS machine. under
meath the main plane. These planes
six by six feet. can be operated In con
junction with a third plane at the tai
OF the machine an entirely new de
parture in aeroplane building. Thei
usefulness Ia illustrated In doxei
vitality important ways. They can b.
controlled by the driver or In case o
accident operated automatically mucl
like the safety controller on a subwa,
train. adjusting themselves to permi
. a safe descension.
should one or both OF the propeller
on either side OF the machine becom
: useless, and the machine therefore hav
{ a tendency to swerve to the right o
, left because II was being driven wit
. stronger propulsion on one side OWN
p to the d.sablement of the propeller
and Engines on the other side, by rails
ina the balance plane on the disable
= side, thereby causing a resistance {
the air, this trouble In entirely Grad
y Gated. This aeroplane IL also equippo
with two rudders, one at the nose an
the other at the tail, Both are used
steering. II either or both OF thei
should become disabled the balan'
d planes can be used in their place.