The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-13

passenger cabin is also fitted with
a modern kitchen, equipped with
electrical stoves.
The guest room is divided into
five compartments, each coI1apArt.
ment seating five persons comfort
ably. The windows are large, so
AZ to give the passengers an ex.
cellent view of the world beneath.
Travel under these conditions is a.
luxurious az modern science can
make Il. The passengers have none
OF the discomforts Of "Reminiscences
or seasicknese The motion in air.
ships OF this size is unappreciable.
and there are no other discomfOrts
to detract from the pleasures OF
the journey.
Recall wartime transportation &C.
Communications Tor enlisted men anu
YOU can picture the crew IL the
zRsS, in ell about tWenty.Gou. mon,
their belongings and themselves
slowed away neatly In hunks inside
along the corridor running all the
way along the belly Of the ship.
Quarters are geographically located,
SO that the mechanics and others
Will az all times be near the scene
Of their duties.
Trial Flights Successful.
The Ira has been tilted with
bow Inoorins equipment. 80 that
she can be secured to 4 fnOorlnE
mast. Opinion In the United States
Is that the rnooring mast will prove
to be the door which will open up
tremendously the commercial uses
Of rigid airshipA.
Immediately after the completion
Of the ship Il was filled with hydro.
gen gas, total Of 10000 cubic
meters (2,5o0,00O cubic feet) Ut
hydrogen being required for one
filling. To manufacture this amount
Of hydrogen 800 tons nf coal was
needed-that Is, twenty carloads Of
fifteen tons each.
Several short trial flights Of from
two to four hours duration fol.
lowed, to see that all parts func.
toned properly. This was followed
by longer flight Of about twenty
four hours, to serve as Il thorough
test Of the engines and All thA ships
equipment.
During the war it was often
necessary to place the airshipe built
by the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Czep.
pelin Company In service a. soon
as possible. On account Of the
great experience Of this construc.
ton firm. airehips were sent to the
front on war service after only onA
or two short test flights. The ZR.3
10 bearing the construction mum.
Der L. 2. 126-that is, the ship in.
cludes the experience and progress
OF TAR more than one hundred Yep.
pelin-type airships previously con.
structed. This great number Is the
best guarantee that the new ship
will be the last word in the field oh
airship construction. It Is desired,
however, for the zR.S to undertake
thorough test to guarantee its
safety and performance.
The surest information Of the air.
ships usefulness ana performance
win be Obtained through this cross
ing from Europe to America.
The stretch from FriedrichshAfen
to the east coast Of the United
States, in straight line. Is $500
nautical miles, while the British
R-3, on its American flight from
average DISTANCE Of only $500 rau.
tAOdA AllODs
As is well known, very stormy
west winds prevail on the North
Atlantic Ocean during the winter
velocity Of the west winds on the
ing twenty.seven miles per hour,
and at the attitude Of flight Of the
airsi1ip there win be an average
n ENH = la o.,
miles per hour. a. the winds rapid.
~ increase at the higher levels.
The progress of the airship In
flight, Of course, being lesssned
by the speed Of the lneadwind, II
results that the crossing time
would be considerably increased
on this direct route; for instance
with the ship going at a crossing
speed Of sixty miles per hour, The
passage would take almost 140
hours: for this reason most prob.
ably the direct route will not be
flown, but preference will be given
to more southerly course, where
less violent headwinds are to be
expected--west winds IN the vi
cinity Of the 30th degree OF lati-
tude are considerably less.
RVuto VV0r 4BOVU Miles,
The planned route il, therefore,
leaving Friedrichshafen, to cross
southern France, passing Cape
Fihisterre and the A7ore Islands,
to the south Of the Bermudas, ana
llorthward again to the place Of
destination. This route, however.
is much longer; IL measures about
$500 nautical n1iles--that lie, nearly
one-third more than the direct
route over the English Channel
Ireland, Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia. On account Of the longer
flight route nothing like a mew
crossing record may be expected
1t is estimated, however, that the
ZR-3 will make the passage in
seventy-five to 100 hours--that is
in between three and four DAYS.
The flight will be made without
any intermediate stop, and the shin
is being navigated by the old ex.
perienced personnel of the Luft.
schiffbau Zeppelin.
The crew on this flight is composed
Of over thirty men; and there is
gasoline alone OF over thirty.three
tons. the capacity of three railway
tank cars, not to speak Of the supply
OF oil, spare parts, water for ballast,
drinking and washing, and food sup.
plies.
Let us consider the performance
Of this airship on regular afr.
line; for example, route from San
Francisco to Honolulu, a distance
OF 1000 nautical miles. This jour.
ney today takes a steamship about
five days.
Under favorable weather condi.
tons this airship would be able to