The Holbrook news., 1921-03-18
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each passenger, and about two tons of mail and merchandise. To put it another. way, I5 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 physically or nervOusly exhausted on landing. 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 a 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 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 a large airship, and the absence of smoke or dirt is 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 Travel company, formed in 1910 and financed and managed by the Hamburg -Amerika Steamship line. ran regular passenger excursions and town to town services from 1910 to 1914. During this period these airships made 800 flights, carry ing 1S,0O0 passengers without a single nishap involving personal injury. One of the airships, the Vittoria Louise, hltAQC lOO lAlpS III @OO COllSCCCllNC
 The company was able to make a profit. although the passenger rates were reasonable. Since the armistice, despite the unsettled conditions in Germany, airships have been built for a special mail and passenger service between Berlin, Munich and Switzer- land. The first of these ships, the BO- densee, ran regularly from June to October last year, carrying 30 passen- gers a trip. It is said that the Zep- pelin company is now negotiating with American interests for the Organiza- tiOn Of an air service from Spain to the United States and South Amer iea, and is designing giant ships with a speed of 80 miles an hour fOi this run. The ships will carry 100 passengers and their baggage, as well as six or seven tons of mail
 Valuable War Reserve Force.
 The knowledge of handling the light CT than-air craft greatly increased during the war. The ships were used under all weather and atmospheric conditions and did valuable service as escort and convoy craft and also |.
 
 combat against submarines. Small rigids were used to locate and pursue the submarines and were able to detect U-bOat far below the sur face. The new ships. in addition to their duties as passenger vessels. can easily be converted to purposes of war and will thus form valuable air re serve force.
 One of the developments recently made in airship landing stations is the lhOoring mast. which enables the air ship to come to the ground and be moored even during bad weather The mast is tall structure, with swivel nooring device at the top, from which the airship swings.
 Plans are now being prepared for il mOOring tower especially arranged for use with passenger-carrying airships. The revolving head of the mast will be provided with a powerful winch for hauling in and shock absorbing buffer will enable the ship to be coupled up without difficulty even in winds up to 50 miles an. hour. Within the mast there will be a passenger elevator by | which the passengers will ascend to an upper platform, where they will cross a gangway and enter the ship.
 Pipe lines to carry hydrogen. gaso- | line and water to the ship also will be run up the mast, and the vessel can thus refuel at her mOorings.