The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-11
Air Liners to
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each passenger, and about two tons
Of mail and merchandise. To put 1t
another way, 10 tons would be avail
able for passengers. mails or mer-
chandise.
Comfort in aerial travel Is essen
tial if it is to have any extended flu
ture. The advantage of speed is
thrown away If the passenger is
or nervously exhausted on
But ample accommodations
can be provided for day and night
travel"
SIeepers Are Provided.
A proposed car has been designed by
Beardmore, at Dalmuir, In which spe-
cial attention has been given to the
Importance of giving each passenger
good view. The windows are so ar
ranged that passengers can see both
outward and vertically downward
should they wish to do so. The passen-
gers sit facing each other with a table
between them, rather like large Pull
man car. If they wish, they can ar
range the chairs and tables for bridge.
"Sleepers are provided in the shape
of hunks which fold down and allow
the passengers to sleep athwartship.
THE whole of the car will be heated
by steam generated from the engines,
and air will be admitted at the forward
end of the car, where it will be warmed
over radiators.
"One is struck by the absence of
noise or vibration in large airship,
and the absence of smoke or dirt is a
great asset. The. complete absence OF
seasickness is also an important con
sideration."
Craft of the type described by Brig.
adler General Maitland already have
| been used in Germany on short pas
senger routes. The German Air Trave
company, formed in 1910 and financed
and managed by the Hamburg Ameriki
Steamship line, ran regular passenger
excursions and town to town service!
from 1910 to 1914. During this perio(
these airships made 800 flights, carry
ing $4,000 passengers without single
nishap involving personal injury. On,
of the airships, the Vittoria Louise
made 200 trips in $50 consecutive days
The company was able to make
profit, although the passenger rate
were reasonable. Since the armistice
despite the unsettled conditions il
Germany, airships have been built 70
special mail and passenger servic
! between Berlin, Munich and Switzel
land. The first of these ships, the Be
densee, ran regularly from June t
October last year, carrying 80 passer
; gers a trip. 1t is said that the Eel
! pelin company Is now negotiating wit
American interests for the organize
ton Of an air service from Spain t
, the United States and South Anne
lea, and is designing giant ships wit
i a speed of 80 miles an hour fc
this run. The ships will carry 1C
passengers and their baggage, as we
as six or seven tons Of mail.
Valuable War Reserve Force.
The knowledge of handling the ligh
er-than-air craft greatly increase
during the war. The ships were use
? under all weather and atmospher
conditions and did valuable service ,
escort and convoy craft and also
o combat against submarines. Sms
J. rigids were used to locate al
pursue the submarines and were alb
D to detect U-b0at far below the 81
t face. The new ships, in addition
q their duties as passenger vessels, c,
easily be converted to purposes of W
y and will thus form a valuable air
e serve force.
y One of the developments recent
l. made in airship landing stations is t
y inooring mast, which enables the a
r ship TO come to the ground and
e moored even during bad weather T
IL mast Is tall structure, with a swi,
a mooring device at the top, from viii
le the airship swings.
Is Plans are now being prepared fol
N mooring tower especially arranged
y use with passenger-carrying airshi
G The revolving head Of the mast will
u provided with powerful winch
ie hauling In and shock absorbing buf
IS VIII enable the ship to be coupled
III without difficulty even in winds up
~ miles an hour. Within the m
g. there will be passenger elevator
q, which the passengers will ascend to
re upper platform, where they will or
a q gangway and enter the ship.
op ripe lines to carry hydrogen, ga
Sc line and water to the ship also will
n run up the mast, and tho vessel
Or thus refuel at her mornings.