Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-09
R-34 TO MAKE BUT
ONE STOP IN j. S.
England's Dirigible Will Land at
Atlantic City for Few
Hours.
STAY THERE WILL BE SHORT
Crew of Between Twenty-Five
and Thirty Men Will Be
Carried.
STAY THERE WILL BE SHORT
ny ROBERT wELLEs nrrcHrE:.

LONDON. June s.-Here is straigh.
tip TO Atlantic City boomers: Don;
count on the monster admiralty drigi-
BILE R-3i to furnish week end stunt
10 fill your hotels because you'll be
isappointed. When the E-3i touches
your town some time this month-des-
pite authentic reports" no more def
mite time can be proposed-it will be
only TO renew its store of petrol be-
fore the return voyage via the Azores
not more than twenty-fours altogether.
From the Admiralt" and the Air
conservative governmental bureaus are
willing TO make public for the present
Here is summary:
The E-3+ is no; yet ready to sail
and il is not decided whether the
Jump Off will be from its present
rbe rien sroands or n9 nSm tn the dri
airsh!p viii carry 1000 gallons OF pc
troll. more than sufficient for four
days flight.
Touch on Greenland.
The crew will consist OF between
tweniy,hve and thirty. men. including
General Maitland. of the Air Ministry
but there viii bc no passengers. Every
DO do' TIN. "o"rd eirh w' VII, haHe someimnE TO
almost to Greenland. from 500 to 900
miles off the direct course. touching
T., La
rador. skirting the coast to Cape
Rreton. and thence directly to Atlantic
CITY.
An American naval officer. who has
not yet been selected will be among
The. airship's crew. Another will be
picked uo AT Atlantic city for the re.
turn voyage; This is in the nature of
The flight will not he an attempt to
establish time record but Will be
fo- purely scientific purposes. prelimi-
{ he NJ
iicabi!ity OF regular transatlantic
traffic by diriEible.
One Landing In l.. 6.
am authorized TO say that the R-s4
in America except at Atlantic City. be-
cause the air authorities are unwilling
TO risk descent of the monster craft
except at this most favorable locality
Even that is extremely risky. because
there is no shed there sufficiently large
to accommodate the R-S+. There are
two methods of anchoring the choice
TO be decided when the airship arrives.
The craft can either make anchorage
by means of three triansulariy placed
steel ropes which will permit it TO
ride frer--at height of $50 feet. or
in case Of stronger winds. by means of
the network OF. staked ropes. with the
gondolas touching the sand.
II the wind is eXcessivel. strong
when the R-3i arrives IL will be Il
difficult problem, because even in the
to handle the monster craft II will
remain for the commander in that case
10 determine whether to go on TO the
Azores without landing at Atlantic
City.
To Train l.. 6. Workers.
An officer OF the Air Ministry is now
on the way 10 New York prepared
10 7rain americans for handling the
giant airship when IL hits the earth
The most important feature of the
voyage Will not be the achievement of
the transatlantic flight because. in the
m, N inn of hA Nir iniS
foreGone conclusion but the obser-
vations en- route of air currents and
weather phenomena.
Certain Admiralty ships will co -oper-
ate With the R-34 and are already
peednr to assume their positions, from
which they Will b. in constant wireless
communication with the airship.
The far northern route has been Sc
lected because Of the desire TO avoid
the newfoundland air reefs, which con-
slitute the GraVest handicap even to
the most powerful planes.