New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
SAYS AIRMEN COULD DELIBERATE
 NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY
Anton Heinen Tells of Wonders Dirigibles Can Perform in War or Peace-Lauds Mitchell.


 where person is absolutely safe k on an airship," Captain Anton Heinen, Zeppelin expert, who spohv at joint banquet of members ol tho American Society ol Mechanica Engineers Of New Britain. Hartford Mcriden and Waterbury at the Bur riu hotpl last evening, Captain lIcincn, who was the instructor oi the crew of the Shenandoah and who has flown airships in all parts ol Inc world. said the loss of the Shenandoah was due to the ineA- pcrlence Of the crew and their in ability 10 recognize air conditions quickly enough He said a trip to the North Pole by airship is no longer an adventure; that airshipS can land thousands of men in any part Of the world within five days; d fleet Of airships in five hours could destroy New York and th, whole state Of New Jersey without being seen or heard, He said Col onel Mitchell was the most patriotic man he knew.
 Captain Heinen opened his ad- dress by frankly stating that the airshlp proposition seems like crazy dream. He said, "A man in Detroit named Henry Ford also had d crazy dream. His dream now has become necessity instead Of a luxury.
 One very peculiar thing ahont the attitude of the public towards an airship is that everybody says Let me have one foot on tn" ground lf you do, of your two legs, tho one on the ground is in danger. The one in the air Is the one that is perfectly safe. The only safe place is in the air,
 "Of all the means of transporta- ton the human brain can conceiv" of, or human hands can make, tho safest, most reliable and cheapest is the rigid airship.
 When the Los Angeles crossed from Germany to America 1t was the first loo per cent safe crossing of the ocean since Columbus dis covered America. Of the number of lives lost in storms on the ocean, not one would have been lost had they been in airships. There is no such thing as a storm for an air ship.
 "In January, 1924, when in" Shenandoah broke loose from her moorings at Lakehurst, the poopl" were chasing over the country with their autos and they even called out their fire departments. Of all th" human beings in the country dur ing that storm we were the only cnes who were perfectly safe. Get rid of those million-year-old ideas that storms are dangerous. They arc only dangerous on the ground.
 AirShip in q storm
 "A storm is a solid body of air If big body of air remains still vou call il good weather. When il moves with enough impetus 10 turn your fiycr into the ditch you call it storm. Tho influence of a etorm on tho framework of an air ship is nothing. You propcl the ship in q straight line with the storm, If you pull the plug in q basin of water the water whirls around a., it runs down through th' holo In the center. The same thing happens in the air. By standinE with your ships nose pointing IT the direction of the center of th' storm. and regulating your spec" according 10 the speed of the storm you will stay right where you ar' on the same spot. The only dlSaS tcrous thing which might happen i that you might he lifted higher h, air rushing up and at least he suf Hcicnny annoyed, By keeping you nose headed right you can even tually resume your course. Or h' riding around the whol" circl" vol can gct into that part Of thc Ftorn where the wind has died down am thcn you ran Comc hack.
 The Los Angeles when she cam olcr. ran into that kiu1 of storm Shc ran around tho whole syston and came in at Boston Instead o Capo Ha,.cras. 1C you are on th ground or on water whom Storn comes up you must take what coming 'o you and fac" tho fury Q Inc dement's.
 "Whcn tho Shenandoah hroh loose from her moorlnr mastS he luddcr was broken and sh" ha lhcr damage nut sho came har lurinr a i6o-mu" storm. Only al ar>hfr could to tt A soa v"ss' with her bow broken, her rud1" c,ur and two compartments fn)l q patcr never wou'I hny" gotten ha" to mort. When vo wero moore fast VT shook m tho storm Who wc broke loose everything wa quiet. From tho moment tho Shi nroka loose. it WIS safe.
 "Tha first s2fo moment I h7 that night WAS alter W" hroEo )oo@' Ev just lotunr hor drlft with 'h ar we were safo. Tho 0ret thin ,,o had 10 do was 10 gnt uu "nona cr,od Of orr own to co"n'"ra"t th s1,,d of thn storm and E"'n h' 'l,rn until tho whole darn thin blow orcr
 "Wh"u Wo }roho loose wo wrr beaded south aul the center of n storm was just beyond rhi'a'r'rhi. w. got ID enough spood 10 ho'1 un'u tho storm blow ov"r. As th storm ahatrd we cut down or speed and when vo landed wn h only throo crejn,s rurniDr T ." had not had enough Dow' " could have shut down two or 'ln engines and followed armu |. storm, olt to sea md Incl. Ny ". Of the Gront Lakes r5tHu.Inr !n :. hours. We ha2 'o,' ,nou.H '0" '' days
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