The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-13

beginning. Count Zoppling during
the war of 1870 was brilliant offi-
Ger OF tho Wurtcmburg cavalry. and
he was tho hero of various recon-
nRissanCcs and dangerous move.
nenta from one uf which, hc rr-
turned alone, succeeding. in spite of
everything, in bringing back he de-
sired Information
Hc returned FROM this rccounoig-
sance riding the horse uf Frrurh
officer who had been kilicd lu tho
encounter The harness ON this horse
allowed the count tG deceive thc
peasants az to his nationally and
enabled him to return. In q word.
the difficulties OF these roconnai5-
sancos gave tho officer the idea. aud
very good one that these could be-
made more easily and more com.
pl trly In a balloon tnau on hose.
Zeppelin BEGAN then tu study the
literature Of acrOnautics Up found
from the beginning that balloon,
the surface ~ which had cuuudSitieI
or pockets was very difficult 90
nRucuVcr and 20 force ahead. and
that this was even Impossible 10 the
pockets changed their positions.
From that no got thc idea ot cnrlus-
Ing one ar more balloons iu q fra me
work and iu covering the whole
with d material the form of Vh.ch
would remain cunFtRu. tUfu.tu-
natClv this idua is one ot the worst,
from every point OF view scientific,
physyal. mechanical aud practical
In adopting 30 zeppelin mislcd aero
nautical science. he passed TO oGC
side ot the normal and known meth
ods, which consist merely OF retain
ling .u the Inferior uf cloth en-
vclope a pressure greater than that
OF IN" atmosphere. Duc tu this
pressure the envelope. 10 supple. a.
surnes \ permanent form slightly
convex. ln the places whore 10 "
necessary and where 20 has been
suitably fashioned
II is not az am tho same with the
so-Ca'lSd rigid system I'm TACT the
cloth which constitutes the exterior
surface ~ tho balloon is not convex.
Between the RIBS Of the framework
it presents portions which are fiat
a. the time of construction, but
which become conCaNc. especially
toward the front. when the move
mcnt OF tho. balloon and the air pro-
duccs pressure on these parts.
Moreover. the framework ls very
cost s. very complicated and. al
though 10 Is supposed to psiab!ish
riEidity. II has never been able 10 do
this to the necessary degree. n n
often too heavy. and dors not ieavo
enough ascending power which IN
any case 10 diminishea considerably
Tho framework Of all the Zcppclins
la more fragile than 30 Is rigid. and
this fault becomes the more AcCcn-
tua'ed - they are made greater In
circumference and longer. The
frame of the Zeppelin cannot endure
landing anyways rough without
damage, nor any shock nor any
frame b. even worse than "A broken
contact during iteemaneuycrs on the
ground or near the hangers \ bent
one and more difficult to repair
Failure Of Zeppelin balloons.
The francs To the Zeppelin arc
fnarvols of eNactness. but thcv are
Incapable. from this very fact. Of
resisting any conditions different
from those tor which they have been
built. lf the dimensions Of tho bal
loon are increased even llttle. or
It's motive power or its speed or the
m"thods Of landing are changed. un-
fuseseeu conditions arise. and sooner
or a'cr a catastrophe ocCurs. either
through twisting, breaks, explosions
or fals, etc, like that which has
marked not only the end OF the
ZR-2 but nearly all the balloons
of thts system which have pre-
ceded IT,
During the war the artillery and
the airplaue together wer" employed