The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23

America carried about HOO poun .us
Built for purposes of peace, the
America, was soon to play an impot'
tan. role in the great war. IN IVA Ny
yember. 1914, the boat was parc l,.. ~
nv The British admiralty and put N
D =. ~, with. a coast defence
aeroplane squadron. .v,.
dent in connection with the 'ro .,,p
transports tsas 10 which were plying tine the
s nnn,,sb channel; for, owing to aer
greater carrying power. and cons s,-
suently cruising radius, the amer !.
ca was particularly fit for acuns 90
a scout against submarines: ,,.n.
"uov successful this American
made flying boat was in the ,, TASK .s T..
, ,,,aas to her can be judged from tne
fact fact that she has DESTROYED tnre =,
German fss- aa1I submarines, while none ne %. o.
the latter has ever been aoie ~ nov,
tack successfully British Transport
in the channel. -, quickly
"The British admiralty -, a q ,,,on.
crasped the importance OF .n ns soon S
sesSp f,ehting instrument, and d, soon 90.
ae order for H. then one for TO- r fly
ing boats OF the America ''A''
.mlsced with her builders. .,,o,.
at IL beyond question that mess s,"
machines have played very no cuaat
II not preponderant. part in 1ter'
pr,.ain,s anti-submarine campaign.
a nrs' iucreased-almost completely
n mu Germany's undersea r Doa.s,
wherever they were pittea a asanes
The vigilance Of the eSe-lro''"''
American Clan. of Air'hip'.
pnt the new America" shaped al
pnT Nal is triple screw triplane
n r weighing fully equipped
.. %, axe axe mounds. See how thoroughly
:. .i, av0,shadows the Russian giant
mn. inner arrangement of the boat
,ons,st, Of (p a coming tower con-
,.,n,nr the controls and the nayisat.
ing instruments. t2) OF a cabin ht'sa
as quarters for crew Of eight, and
,to,,,ne the fuel tanks, ammunf
t,on and stores.
The boat is steered from the con-
,,nr tower; when riding a rough sea
.ho latter can be hermeically closed
aga,nst the spray. The fuel tanks
contain 700 gallons OF gasoline and
81 gallons Of oil; this will give the
nacbine-at a speed Of Is miles per
honr-a cruising radius Of 675 miles.
This could be considerably increased
Nv etting additional tanks, in which
ease the military load-guns. bombs
etc.-would have to. be decreased
Tho snperstructure Of this battleship-
aeroplane consists Of the supporting
nlanes, the propelling apparatus and
the steering organs.
There are three superposed sup
nor.Ing planes, each having a span
~ tas feet and chord OF 10 feet,
with a gap Of 10 feet between each
n,ane. the total area Of support
amounting to about 1000 square feet.
The weight of the hull and OF the
spnporting planes amounts to about
70 1000 pounds. AS customary on ma
rine aeroplanes, the tip Of each lower
wing is fitted with pontoon, which
prevents. the wing from digging into
the water when running on the sur
!; face or when at anchor. =
Meeting Engine Trouble = e
The propelling apparatus consists
!. Of six 1so-horsepower water-cooled
!y.typs engines, which are coupled in
, twin, units Of s2O.horsepower, each
unit driving. an ali. screw about IS
, feet long. But while one Of these
!: twin units is placed amidship and
. drives a central pusher screw, the
, two other units are mounted on the