Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-18
YANIMAN NOW
HAS RIVAL
Attempt to Be Made Soon BY
Germany Dirigible SuChard,
Built for the Purpose.

BERLIN, Germany, March 20. - EE-
erything is practically in readiness at
the Johannisthal aviation grounds
near this city for the trial flights OF
the dirigble airship Suchard. which IL
soon to undertake the hazardous task
of making flight across the Atlantic
ocean. from Teneriffe to the West In.
dies. DR.. Paul f. Cans, the scientific
head of the undertaking, who is to be
in command during the transatlantic
fight. Joseph Brucker, the business
manager Of the enterprise and the
members of the prospect crew are on
the spot. ready for the first trial flight.
which is awaited with great interest
by the public in general and the dirig.
ible enthusiasts in particular.
The dirigible balloon Suchard.
which has been built especially for
this trans-oceaniC flight was complet.
ed last Fall, but after it's completion
IL was found advisable to make some
alterations and arrangements. which
made II impossible to carry out the
original plan of making the flight be.
fore the beginning of winter. II the
trial flights during the next few days
should be successful, the balloon and
its attachments will be packed with.
out delay and shipped to the Canary
Islands. The start is to be made from
Tenerife at the earliest opportunity
The Suchard is non.rigid dirigible
Of the Parseval type, $50 feet long
and "a feet In greatest diameter. II Is
equipped with three powerful engines
Of the type used In the Parseval. Each
Is capable of developing 10 horsepow
or and weighs about 500 pounds. They
can be operated independently and are
to be used only as auXillaries. to keeI
the airship In its course. The balloon
will depend for its propulsion almost
entirely upon the trade winds, which
at this time of the year, blow steadily
from the Canary Island toward tn,
West Indian archipelagus.
DIR. Cans and his friends are conf
dent that the flight can be made safe
ly at this time Of the year and that Il
will take about four or five days aftel
the start from Teneriffe To reach som,
Of the West Indian Islands. The dan
ger of gas leakage, which would max,
1t impossible for the big balloon to re
main In the air so long, has been ma
terially diminished, in the opinion o
DIR. Cans, by the coating of the bal
loon. which will absorb moisture iron
the atmosphere. thus protecting tn,
enclosed gas from the heat of the SUI
: and consequent excessive expansion
The balloon will be ballasted with sei
water of which sufficient supply viii
he carried to sprinkle the balloon dun
, ing the hottest time of the day. Tn
der the bag lis gallery for slecpin
: quarters and below that will be su,
pended powerboat that can be Quicl
ly cut loose In case of accident. Th
pOwerboat Is intended as the main liN
ing quarters of the six men of tn
crew.
The motors drive two two.blade,
propellers of the Parseval type whicl
make only 400 revolutions a minute
II is planned to run the motors alter
nately during the day and depend al
together upon the trade wind at might
According to the present plan the vOy
age Is to be made at a height of 80
TO 600 feet. The dirigible will b
steered by an ordinary vertical rudde
and for the purpose of rising, descend
ing and balancing large fins, like ae
lerons, will be used. The steering
to be done by compass and to enabl
the navigator of the craft to Judge G
the leaway, bright red hollow alum
mum balls will be dropped from tim
to time. The expedition will carry
liberal supply of these balls. OWN
to the fact that the engines will ri
alternately and only during part of tn
day, the quantity of benZine used wi
be trilling, which is rather importan
as il would be impossible to carry
large supply of that fuel.
OF course, owing to the difficulty {
holding definite course In "A balloO
, or airship steered by compass onl
DR.. Cans Is unable to tell where hi
craft Is going to land. The genera
course will be in the direction of III
Caribbean Islands and Dr. Cans Il
tends to make a landing on the fir,
island or part of the mainland whic
the balloon should reach. The al
y ship is equipped with wireless n
paratus and can signal at a distanC
> of $50 miles.