Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-19

blower with which the ballonets Of
the gas bag may be filled. Further
more. II will drive pump counter
shaft with which any one of the large
| engines may be started.
Substitute for the Equilibrator.
III we can only keep down." said
! Mr.. Vaniman In a recent interview,
Our problem will he solved" II IL
an easy matter to design an airship u
! lit the necessary weight to enable
one to cross the Atlantic. The diff
Guilty is to maintain the airship at u
constant moderate elevation owe the
water. The equilibrator per fOimed
this Office last lear. This year Mi.
Vaniman expects to control the height
Of the airship NANNY by TAX ng on
water ballast. and also by using stab.
| lliZing planes tore and aft. In case
OF emergency the elevating and de-
pressing engines can be used.
ITO scoop up water ballast. II will
be necessary TO drive the balloon
down near the level of the sea, which
the adjustable propellers to the pro-
per angle. The device with which the
water ballast will be taken up Is SINH
lar to the eQuilibrator used last year.
may be done by fitting either pair OF
IL consists of tanks about & inches
In diameter and - inches long. strung
upon cables exactly as were the gaso-
| line tanks OF the equilibrator. These
water ballast tanks will be provided
with openings near the upper end of
each, so that by dragging them In the
sea they may scoop up water.
ut Is planned to maintain the air
, ship at an elevation OF between 200
and 1000 feet at the outset of the
voyage. but as the airshil. Is light
ened by the consumption oil gasoline
and the provisions, the airship may
Use To much greater heights. During
the daytime It will have to be heavily
water ballasted In order to hold 1t
down when the gas in the balloon Is
expanded by the heat OF the sun. A;
night this ballast will be poured out
TO compensate for the contraction and
consequent reduced lifting capacity oi
The balloon.
| Suspended below the car will be
the lifeboat In which the crew OF the
America" made their escape. This
will be materially changed TO facili-
| tate launching and for the comfort
OF the crew. In this boat the wireless
telegraph apparatus will be stored. A
much more powerful equipment will
be provided this year, with range
OF 800 miles, so that there will he
little difficulty In keeping In touch
with vessels along the course.
The Crew.
The crew of this expedition will
consist OF the commander. navigator
and helmsman, wireless operator
two engineers to keep constant watch
over the engines, and one extra man
for general work.
Provisions will be carried for q
cruise of twenty days. An ingenious
cooking stove has been provided
Last year. when at the close OF the
first day 1t began to grow dark Mr.
Vanniman was astonished to find tina,
the exhaust pipe OF his engine was
red hot and expelling streams OF
sparks that were invisible by day
, This year he has made a cook-stovt
on the exhaust. and will utilize the
heat for cooking.
On the Wings OF Storm.
: THE construction of the airship !.
nrohahIv he comr,stad n.y. ,ha an, -
,hjs month Tharaat,ar ,un ~" ,h,a,
trial trips will be made, and then
when weather conditions are favor
able, the expedition will be launched
= Mr.. Vaniman expects to make, goo,
use OF the storms that travel across
p the Atlantic to carry him over.
will he recnI,ed ,bat lac, vaor s,orr
f, was encountered which car,iad a.
, airsbin a,ong Of s,oh AL ,ho,
boa M drift hroadsid. ~ ,ho n,,
owi,g IN the draa -, ,ho a,mi,,,ra,
), This storm viii ,ha ai, ~ ,ha 40
TORS took the airshin ~ . no,nt naa
= Nova Scotia but then vanished an
r a second storm which had heen form
:, ing over Cuhan waters for three daw