White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-10

N Naval Strateoy Seapiahe Wos'
Become a. independent Unit ~ Mod
ero Destroyer or Submarine.
Flying ships, instead OF flying boats
viii be the logical evolution of navy
sesplanes. navy experts believe, as a
result of the first air trip across the
Atlantic. First impressions of the les
sons taught by that trip had already
taken definite shape in the minds Of
the men who conceived and built the
Nc machines. one Of which Lieutenant
Commander A. G. Read unanswered 10
a safe mooring ar Plymouth. England.
II was the experience ~ the Nc-1,
lost of the Azores. and the NC-S. bat
tered out of usefulness by heavy seas
before she made port ar Ponta Del
gada. that the inventive genius Of the
department turned for inspiration,
rather than TO the NC4
Experts are convinced that . play
is full part IN naval strategy the sea
plane must become as independent a
unit as a modern submarine or de-
sfroyer. II must be able 10 keep the
seas in heavy weather. riding on fhe
surface. II must be able 10 lift itself
into he air or 10 plane down 20 a
safe landing. ever when tall seas are
running. and II must provide for its
rev. safety. shelsr, and reasonable
comfort under very adverse circum-
stances, for the efficiency Of the plane
depends upon the efficiency Of IFS
men.
To fulhll its function a. a scout the
seaplane Of the future must be able
to communicate ar slI times by radio.
Plan FictiiIss Of the Air.
The answer TO al of these require
ments In the minds Of the experts is
larger craft. yeTitable flying ships. The
vision toward which the designers are
looking is that Of fiotillas Of seaplanes
relying wholly upon their own power
for transportation on the surface or In
the air and operating fnom swift
mother ships" as submarines snd de-
sfroyers now operate.
As ~hsttleships have developed from
11nIo-tOn predreadnaughts 70 the
IS Dos contracting. 50. naval officers
sar. sespiaue evolution viii come type
BIZ type and year by year. each sd
rance being based On results obtained
with preceding gTzs This = the pro
gram laid our ~ the naFy depart
ment as the basis for me request re
Gently made 70 congress By Secretary
Daniels for Ss5sop,o for aviation de-
velopment in The next fiscal year.
Par II this appropriation. II grant
81. VII % into Hghter-rhan-air devei-
opnsnf- The general beard i ex
pertes 90 recommend the immediate
purchase q a British rigid dirigibie
for personnel training and the con
sfrucflau - q similar vessel on Amer
lean designs a. a plot ship y q fee
Of air cruisers TIE purchase ~ the
British Zeppelin would permit the
training q a crew 10 handle the frs
American craft when completed
The navy department is said 20 be
ready 70 proceed with Zeppelin con-
struction an Is Own plans whenever
congress grants authority and appro-
pristions. The ship. II j. understood.
would not b patterned exactly On the
British notifications Of German Yep
pelin construction. The discovery ~
noncombustible helium gas 10 initiate
the bags i said to have pointed the
way TO IONS radical changes IN de-
sign. Details Of what Is contemplated
have not been disclosed
Naval experts point out that in both
seaplsne and dirigible development
one Of the most important elements 10
be considered is that of getting eff
cient power. The Liberty motors have
proved highly satisfactory 50 far as
endurance goes on the transatlantic
flight. but no means have yet been
evolved to get the full benefit of their
power. The problem Is the same as
that encountered with steam turbines
In surface craft.
Testing Reduction oear.
The navy has been working for
months with a reduction gear system
to 20 between the engine and the pro-