The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-09
AIRSHIP CAN
FLY So MILES .
ANHOURW|TH|
TWENTY TONS.

transatlantic AirshipS-with q
speed Of sIxty-eight miles an hour,
and a earring capacity each Of TWEEN
ty tonS-are the subject OF an in
tsresting treaties by Alexandra Liv-
ventSal, late consulting engineer to
the late Count Won Zeppelin, in the
current issue OF the Scientific Amer
lean.
Mr.. Livventaal submits plans and
specifications for his proposed trans
oceanic flyers and goes into lengthy
details a. to their construction. He
estimates that two OF them could be
constructed and provided with bases
on each side OF the ocean At an mi
tial cost Of S6,o0o. 900.
Aviation experts are interested In
comparing these plans, with those OF
the huge Caproni Triplane now at
Newport News, In which Lieutenant
Rssnati, the famous Italian aviator,
proposes to make long-distance
flights.
The triplane has q carrying ca
paeity OF twenty-four persons and q
great speed. II was recently dam
aged by . fall In . test flight
Which will cross the Atlantic FIRST
aeroplAne or dirigiblef
The airship proposed by Mr.. Liv-
vsntaai 10 sort OF improved Zeppe-
lin-"with the defects Of the German
dirigible lacking" II would be 351
feet long, ~ feet In diameter, be
equipped with q 2,5o0 horse power
engine and have q cubic capacity of
3,5S1.4oo cubic feet. Its range of &C.
ton would be approximately 5000
mileL
Womb obviate DanEerL
The engineer points out what he
believes to be the main defects Of
the Zeppelin, and says that the gas
bag he proposes for transatlantic SER
vice would obviate all danger of the
disasters which the German terrors
have met with on repeated occasions.
In urging the adoption of his plan
Livventaai says:
The trans-oceanic airship a. the eye
Of the navy, thu patrol of the sea
routeL the eagle foe o. Iue sub
marine, the fast carrier linking WASH
ington with Europe, Is today the most
vital, the most urgent. necessity.
American prestige will not lose
through It Presently, the aeroplane
lie out Of the question It's carrying
capacity Il not sufficient
Design Il simple.
The design Of the airship, a. Illus
trSted, becomes . simple one: no rigid
frame, no spider-webbed partitions,
no sagginE or tapping cover tearing
loose, no cells throwing OF excess
gas, no transverse partitions AFFECT
ing stream lines The lines OF the
ship are the finest that can be de-
signed. The head resistance IL re-
duced to the 'minimum-minimoru
The fore part only IL reinforced by
an inside coIlapsible umbreIla-like
frame. expanded to suit the shape of
the skin. The ribs Of this frame run
In parallelsd lines to the longitudi-
nal axis The gas bag IL made of
three-ply strong cotton fabric with
stout cAoutchouc insertion Owing to
the fact that woof and warp are
crossed at forty-hve degrees to each
other and that the whole 10 warm
vulcanized. the fabric can not rend-
The division OF the gas bag into
tight compartments is therefore need
less. 4 keel. built Of three-ply good
reinforced by split bamboos, carry
ing the engines. propellers, rudders.
petrol, cargo, implements, wireless
equipment, crew and passengers. IL
hxed to the gas bag by means Of two
long piece OF fabric shaped to 1T
and enclose the car. thus giving to
the whole the appearance of the hull
Of 4 gigantic racing yacht
Copyright, 1871, Mum & Co. Scientific
American BY Otis =. Wood)