An Improved Metallic Navigable Aerial Ship.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Metallic Navigable Aerial Ship.
A communication to me from abroad by JEAN JOSEPH GLOTON, of Paris, in the
Republic of France, Engineer.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co. Patent Agents and
Engineer of 3 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The improved metallic navigable aërial ship which forms the subject of the present
invention, is preferably somewhat in the form of a haystack, that is to say, semi-
circular above and having sides inclining inward at the bottom, and is preferably
about fifty metres long and forty five metres in circumference; the car below being
attached to and forming part of the upper part and being of the same length but about
two metres high and wide. Elevating helices or screws are used of which two or
more may be arranged upon each side, each having six blades cut out of thin sheet
metal.
To form the main body of the balloon or vessel I use a sufficient number of rings to
which a covering or envelope of thin sheet metal rivetted and soldered is attached, of
which about two thousand two hundred and thirty metres are required.
The vertical or nearly vertical axles of the helices revolve in bearings fixed to the
sides of the apparatus. A horizontal axle is also arranged in the car having a helix
similar to the others at its outer end for the purpose of propelling the aërial ship and
a steering rudder is arranged upon each side. The car is strengthened where necessary
with bars of metal.
Two external vertical rings pass round the entire vessel and car and have cords
attached to them by which the vessel can be moored.
The vertical and horizontal axles are driven by a steam engine contained in the
car, which also contains a boiler for driving it and a sufficient supply of water and
coal.
The total weight will be seven thousand one hundred and sixty three kilogrammes,
and as it will contain five thousand eight hundred cubic metres it will lift seven
thousand five hundred and fifty kilogrammes, or a surplus lifting power of three
hundred and eighty seven kilogrammes.
Two openings are made in the roof of the car, one in front and the other at the back,
one for withdrawing the air and the other for introducing gas, and each of these
openings is provided with a valve.
The ship is weighted with the travellers who are to ascend, until the weight of the
entire apparatus is, say, one hundred kilogrammes above its rising capacity, which
weight or even more is easily raised by the elevating helices, by means of which it can
be made to ascend or descend as required, whilst it is propelled by the back helix and
steered in any desired direction by the rudders upon each side.
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EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Metallic Navigable Aërial Ship.
A communication to me from abroad by JEAN JOSEPH GLOTON, of Paris, in the
Republic of France, Engineer.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 35, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of
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page_text: Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement and accompanying drawing (that is to say):
The improved metallic navigable atrial ship which forms the subject of the present
invention, is preferably somewhat in the form of a haystack, that is to say semi circular
above and having sides inclining inward at the bottom, and is preferably about fifty
mêtres long and forty five mêtres in circumference, the car below being attached to and
forming part of the upper part and being of the same length but about two mêtres
high and wide. Elevating helices or screws are used of which two or more may be
arranged upon each side, each having six blades cut out of thin sheet metal.
To form the main body of the balloon or vessel I use a sufficient number of rings
to which a covering or envelope of thin sheet metal rivetted and soldered is attached,
of which about two thousand two hundred and thirty mêtres are required.
The vertical or nearly vertical axles of the helices revolve in bearings fixed to the
sides of the apparatus. A horizontal axle is also arranged in the car having a helix
similar to the others at its outer end for the purpose of propelling the aerial ship and
a steering rudder is arranged upon each side. The car is strengthened where necessary
with bars of metal.
Two external vertical rings pass round the entire vessel and car and have cords
attached to them by which the vessel can be moored.
The vertical and horizontal axles are driven by a steam engine contained in the car,
which also contains a boiler for driving it and a sufficient supply of water and
coal.
The total weight will be seven thousand one hundred and sixty three kilogrammes,
and as it will contain five thousand eight hundred cubic mêtres it will lift seven
thousand five hundred and fifty kilogrammes, or a surplus lifting power of three
hundred and eighty seven kilogrammes.
Two openings are made in the roof of the car, one in front and the other at the
back, one for withdrawing the air and the other for introducing gas, and each of
these openings is provided with a valve.
The ship is weighted with the travellers who are to ascend, until the weight
of the entire apparatus is, say, one hundred kilogrammes above its rising capacity,
which weight or even more is easily raised by the elevating helices, by means of which
it can be made to ascend or descend as required, whilst it is propelled by the back
helix and steered in any desired direction by the rudders upon each side.
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of the invention. Figure 1 is an
elevation of the entire apparatus, figure 2 a front view, figure 3 a back view, and
figure 4 a horizontal section through figure 1.
A are the metal plates of which the aerial ship is composed, and B is the car below
containing steam or other engines by which the four screws or helices Care driven.
D are the rudders on each side.
I do not confine myself to the precise shape and dimensions of the apparatus,
which may be varied as found desirable, but
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The navigable aërial ship formed of metallic plates, substantially as described and
shewn in the drawing.
Dated this 30th day of October 1889.
EDWARDS & Co.,
Agents for the Inventor.