The Washington times., 1919-05-08
ZEPPELIN IS REAL
LINER OF THE AIR

waIdenmor Kaempffen. in the New
I York Post. in a copyright articles.
SAYS:
The spectacle of Hawker and Rayn-
I ham in Newfoundland waiting for a
| moment when all is me eorologically
clear across the Atlantic and OF the
feyerish tests and experiments which
/ our navy officers are conducting with
three NC seaplanes makes one won
der why a British Zeppelin has not
by this time crossed the ocean. Time
and time again during the war the
Zeppelin proved its ability to travel
vast distances with a degree Of COM
fort to its passengers hardly attain
a BILE on an airplane. The record made
Dy a German @seppalin in travelling
from Bulgaria 10 the heart of Africa
and retrun. a distance over twice as
great as that which must be covered
from Newfoundland TO ireland.
speaks for itself
So far as the immediate future Is
concerned. the tired business man Is
more likely to trust himself TO a
Zeppelin than TO an airplane when it
becomes necessary TO cross the ocean
by something speedier than the fast
est steamship. The very careful con-
by the British parliamentary commit
tee on civil aerial transport impresses
one with the fact that at present
800 miles il the economical com
mercisl limit Of journey by airPldne.
sixty Miles An Hour.
At present longer voyages must b.
considered in the light Of cNtraordi-
nary performa noes difficult L" repeal.
he -
tain speed Of about sixty niles a.
hour; they can lift thirty tons: thew
can stay in the air for thirty si>
hours. The airpIanr has only one al
vantage uVer the Zeppelin he ad-
vantag" OF speed. The SIow@st al
biane Of today - faster than live. fas-
est Zeppelin.
50 far a. mere comfort j. concerned,
YOUR luxurious Wall street bank,
viii prefer Zrpp-Iin. man may
sleep far mon" com roriabIy on board
d!rigible driven BY ~IIencrd engines
tEan in a railway car. Moreover. the
s.~"plng accommodations can be pIa 3.
81 taT from The power plIuI. The ~
".-ssant roar uf the engines i:..- sin:.
ing 81 vii" that accompau, TIA. PROF.
less "i an aIrplan" through The a
urOSphe'- az" absent
And then suppose an engine should
fail Tn" a.rulauc must descend If
repairs cannot be made in midair
The aIrsnIF. on The other hand. sim
ply floats m the air Iine the hugo
bubble OF gas that il Is. The mini
mum HeIghI AT which AN dirpiauc can
ny - about 1000 feet when shorf
journeys are undertaken. Safety lies
in height. room must BE- allowed Tor
gliding down An airskip. on the
other hand. may ci~avc the air within
a few hundred feet Of the housctop-.
II the tired business man - not too
tired 10 enjoy the beauties Of an ocean
that rapidly unIoidS itself to his view
like an unroliing may. the transact
lantic Zeppelin has more 10 offer him
Than Al airplane
O" Build Big Craft.
These advantages Of the rigid air .
ship over tn" airplane have not been
lost on one Of the British frmsol al.
ship builders. Il actually intends To-
build a veIiiaLle Ieyiathan Of tn" air .
a craft which vii he 500 feet Ionc. (
and which vii have many Of tho syb- /
sritic comforts that we associate with 2
the moro luxurious ran Atlantic .
steamships
You step on board this trans-At-
Iantic liner. You find familiar sa-
looms. drawing rooms. smoking /
room. and siatcrooms But what
leaves YOU breathIess is a lift yes. n
lift that takes YOU from the Keel
through the very Gas bag itself and .
deposits you on top OF tho envelope.
where you viii Gnd sun-rooms.