Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-09

unfavorable wind from the east pre-
vented tho giant dirisible from start
ing on her return trip to England.
Britiah officers In charge Of the R-34
announced that there were no PROS
poets that the big adrshfp would get
away before dawn tomorrow. It was
made clear, however. that the start
would be made at daybreak tomorrow
or Friday, for at that hour the maxi
amount Soc Soce Sas ovuid be taken On
in the bags.
Officers Of the United States army
ana the navy aviation section have
Deem permitted to inspect the ship.
ana Capt Samuel T. Moore, Of the
balloon section of the army, today
gave to the Associated Press repre-
sentatives the description Of the first
lighter than air ship to cross the At
hntic.
BIG ealIoen Described.
Over all the R-s4 is go feet IN
length, with four cars or gondolas
Suspended from the cigar-shaped en-
yelope. The forward gondola IL oc-
eupied BY the navigator and pilots and
Rom It all parts OF the ship are con-
sAoAAcO Ny. AuCduD VI 6QOAAluB IuUSS
end bell signals. Here also IL the
nechanism for controlling the water
ballast tanks. OF the two pilot wheels
I In this forward car. the front wheel
controls ;the rldder while b tl,e~~ Side
wheel controls the elevator plane.
This car also contains the navigators
plotting table. where he makes his
chart, and here also are his navigating
instruments.
In the rear Of the forward gondola is
the wireless room, which also holds
one OF the ships engines. From the
navigator's car q ladder Of aluminium
runs TO the ship proper above. This
ladder is inclosed and to the observer
at distance it resembles a tube. The
two side gondoIas each contain an
engine and are only large enough for
two men to work. The rear car holds
two engines.
Deck on Inside.
The gondolas can be seen by visit
ors to the field Little or nothing has
been allowed to filter out concerning
the inside of the bag. Inside the bag
is the deck Of the ship. It runs the
length Of the greater part of the bag
and is only nine inches wide except at
Its middle where 1t widens out into q
compartment eight by twenty feet,
used by the officers and the crew as
dining saloon.
The hydrogen gas-the lifting power
Of the ship, is carried in eighteen COM
partments inside the envelope. These
compartments are at the top Of the
ship and each Is of about equal gas
capacity and is equipped with an au-
tomatic valve for the control Of the
gas contained In them. These gas
compartments are Of gold-beaten skin,
which in common language is nothing
more than the lining Of intestines Of
calves.
When ready to start on the flight
. final initiation Of these gas containers
is made. This operation takes place
usually at the minimum temperature
OF the air when the greatest quantity
Of gas can be taken into the bags
The expansion Of, gas in the bags is
relieved by releasing water ballasts at
the rate ofa10 per cent of water in 20
degrees rising temperature. Also 10
1 per cent Of water ballasts are released
in each $500 feet Of altitude.
When the R-34 leaves the ground it
IL permitted to rise to Its equilibrium.
or about as high as 1t can 60. On
reaching it, equilibrium the engines
are started and the flight begins. The
fuel gasolene and oil are carried In
4 eighty-one tanks. Sixteen Of these
tanks are fixed to the framework Of
the bag structure and the others are
/ known as sliding tanks and can be
discarded az ballast should the occa-
sion arise.
Nightmare Would Prove Fatal.
The dining saloon contains three
tables capable Of being raised. to the
upper framework when not in use.
The room Is large enough to permit
half of the crew to eat at "a time, Tho
xccs.sz As IS 4::ecooked and heated as wwsntz
3 ed by an appliance attached to the ex-
haust pipe Of the engine.
The men Of the crew sleep In light
\ hammockS along the insides Of the
sdock suspended out over the bag prop
er, ana In case q sleeper falls fromi his
net there q nothing to prevent hi,n
falling thru the bag to death. Fore
ana ut on the top OF the bag are
coCkpits for the observers. These pits
are reached by aluminium ladders some
seventy feet in length. Baggage Of the
crew is strapped to the framework.
I For every person aboard there ID. also
q parachuts and 9 life preserver.s These
are hung along the passage way or
deck. All members OF the crew wear