The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-13
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The R-34 at all times during the day
was In communication by radio through
Clifden. with the British Royal air force
authorities. At IL A. NJ. Greenwich time
she was. according to a message re-
ceived by the Wireless Press. approx
mately $50 miles from the Irish coast.
On this last stretch OF the voyage over
seas she made. therefore. little less
than forty miles an hour. The position
given at IL A. NJ. was SO degrees IS min
utes north latitude. and 10 degrees 80
minutes west longitude.
At p. NJ. Greenwich time the ship
had reached SO degrees north latitude.
Is degrees 20 minutes west longitpre.
This spot Ia about 10 miles of the Irish
coast. II she maintains the same rate
Of speed. forty miles an hour, she, should
reach Pulham about z A. NJ. Greenwich
time tomorrow morning. should she
speed up and arrive at night there are
lights and facilities for putting her in
her shed. 20 .... .....-. .......-l......
Although the radio messages Of Com
msnder Scott have been confined to
the position, course and speed of the
ship, with the brief announcement Fri
day that one engine was disabled. II is
believed that he held In reserve the two
engines in the rear car which drive the
great propeller, 10 feet inches In length
ftom tip to tip. The lessened speed of
the R-34 during the last stage would
Indicate that this is the case, for II is
not believed. that she ran into head
Winds 1t was the intention Of Major
Scott to use this double engine only In
case Of emergency or II very strong
head winds were encountered.
Just which engine has gone wrong Is
not definitely known here. but II is be-
heved that It is probably the single
engine In the port gondola. This en-
cine, according to cable reports received
here from New York, was injured on the
westward trip when the water jacket
cracked. It was repaired with gum tenn
porarily and was fixed at Mineola, but
may, nevertheless. have failed again.
Major Scott is wen OF, nothwithstand-
Ing, for he can proceed on two engines,
Or IL he wishes to squirt near the end of
the voyage, he can bring his speed up
to fifty or more knots an hour by start
Ing the reserve engines
The R-34. or any dirigible, can much
better afford to lose an engine of her
quota OF Ave than could an airplane,
for in the latter type Of aircraft the en-
gines must sustain as we'll as drive the
ship through the air. II Is said the
British giant could remain aloft for two
weeks with engines out OF commission
before her supply of hydrogen gave out.
VIII Start Service.
The success of the R-a4 will be Q great
encouragement to the yickers company
and other British concerns which are
seriously considering the transatlantic
airalip lines. Vickers, Ltd, itlis stated,
are soon to start regular transatlantic
air service with airships which the COM
pany was building for the British navy
when the armistice was signed, The
passenger rate has been tentatively fixed
at $40, and freight will be carried at
s2,o25 ton. The first ship which would
be started on this service, would, It is
stated, have a gas capacity of 1900, 900
cubic feet, within 100000 cubic feet OF
that Of the giant R-34. The engines of
this projected aerial liner would develop
900 horsepower.
Another report printed in the British
press states that the Vickers passenger
iairships contemplated will dwarf the
R-34. for they will be of 100000 cubic
feet capacity and will carry fifteen tons
OF passengers and mails for a distance OF
$500 miles at speed of sixty miles an
hour.
Another story of what Great Britain
plans to do in the air, recently printed
in the Daily Graphic. said:
\ "A large British airship financial
combination with several millions sterl
ing in money at the back of It is al
ready well under development. This
combine, it is stated in authoritative cir
cles, will be heavily subsidized by the
Governments of the various European
Powers and will be in active operation
before the end of the year.
Three distinct types OF airships are
to be constructed at the works of the
amalgamated companies. situated some
urba In he NJ Tn Ol nd Airah No
OF moderate size and high speed will
carry express, mails and passengers.
Passenger liners Of large size and high
speed are to be made for longer distance
flights and large airships OF compare
lively low speed and large carrying ca
pacity are to be constructed for general
transport Wealthy travellers are to be
catered to with small. non-rigid ships
maintained at much the same cost as a
small yacht.
Several Routs Planned.
1.-THE postwar Zeppelin passenger ser
vice from Berlin to Constantinople via
Munich and Vienna of late has received
considerable notice in the German press
Recently. too. the Spanish Government
decided to make inquiries into the posi-
bility of an Atlantic airship service from
Spain to the United States. In Britain
tne Messrs. NlckeTS nave peen no less ac-
tive in their preparations for a world
wide system OF airship travel. which in
all probability will be in operation before
the end of the present year"
The main airship routes. which the
airship combine would operate from Lon
don are as follows:
TO New York, 2ls days; San Fran
cisco. AZ days; Cairo. u days: Co.
lombia, Al days; Perth. Australia, Z
days; Nairobi, 315 days; Cape Town,
6ls days, and Rio Janeiro. 4 days.
Advantage will be taken OF the pre-
vaillng winds, which have, as the vary
ing speed of the R-34 has shown, no
little influence upon the great hydrogen
bags. One route to America will be
that taken by the NC-4 in its trip to
England. by way of Lisbon and the
Azores.