Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1928, Page 37

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. OQOBER 95, e . DIRIGIBLES TO REPLACE LINERS, BRITISH AIR EXPERT PREDICTS Graf Zeppeiin Voyage Showed Airships to Be Safer and More Comfortable Than Planes, Sir Vyell Vyvyan Says. rrival of the Graf Zeppelin, f airplane versus airship ublic mind. In_the follow jew, written exclusively for The associated newspapers of the Star North American Newspaper Alliance, an English authority gives his opinion on espective merits of the types of aircraft and their future. BY DANIEL ROBERT MAUE. Bpeci ar and the Nortl © Boecial DIonteh Rewasaper” Allince, T LONDON, October 22.—“Airships have a melancholy past, largely because they were war-made, yet I believe the next 10 or 15 years will see the fast ocean liner for mails and passengers replaced by this some lighter-than-air craft.” ‘This was Sir Vyell VyVyan's reply ‘when I went to him with the question of the future of the airship. Sir Vyell * 1is one of England’s experts of aviation. He was air vice marshal for England during the World War in command of the air fleets of the Mediterranean. He s now a director of the Imperial Air- ways. He is a K. C. B, a holder of the D. S. 0., the Cross of the French Legion of Honor and the Distinguished Service Medal of the United States. “Americans within two ‘decades will have adopted the practice of group chartering of airships for crossing to ¢ Europe.” sir Vyell said. “There is every reason to believe that the trans- atlantic voyage will require no more than about 25 hours.” Now Loak to Dirigibles. “The success of transoceanic, Cross- continent and: round-the-world flights ~ade by airplanes seemed to indicate hat the heavier-than-air craft would be developed first. Many engineers, Towever, are now looking to the diri- gible, of the rigid type, for the best solution of long-distance air travel. “When I say that the airship will ¢ replace the ocean liner I must add that the length of replacement time depends Jargely upon the setbacks encountered during early exploitation. le setback in the passenger Wi pmhlbxo t:elsny thl:. mo;s neral usage by ut. 5, perhaps o . Following repeated flights made the few great airships in existence— particularly the Zeppelin-built craft— public confidence is growing. “War usage, remember, demanded that the airship rise rapidly in order to escape pursuit planes, the anti-air- craft batteries and all that. The ship, of a necessity, had to carry tons of v water or other ballast that could be dropped _quickly. In g this weight, then, the fuel capacity was cut to only enough for about three days. ‘When an adverse wind beset the war- time ship of the air immediately there ‘was danger from lack of fuel. In.ad- dition such a ship required the service of from four to six hundred men in the business of landing or entering Conditions Are Altered. “Now,” continued the former air vice marshal, “conditions have been altered. Commercial usage does not re~ quire the rapid ascent. Since such t qbuennnlgn X otthzba‘lllust need no r be carried, ships may fuel enough for a fortnight. P“nc::z more, equipment now includes that used for the manufacture of water ballast. “ _“It is no longer necessary to enter the ships in unwieldy hangars. They can be easily moored to the masts that are springing up all over the world— to say nothing of the portable masts. “The lighter-than-air craft affords the most comfortable means of travel. Planes today are used all over the face of the globe, it is true, but these are operating commercially only for short hauls; and it has been calculated that the average passenger tires of plane travel after a period of four hours. “The becat rooms, or even baths and long prom- enades through the hull itself. Travel in Greater Safety. “They can travel in greater safety ‘both night and day, whereas the planes cannot do this except at certain eve:"nu on tke most brilliantly lighted routes. « “When %7 things look § l)]zlcksssl 4 N are sold at all grocery, hardware and department stores ~ WINS FIRST _PRIZE RHODA CARRI off -—lul-mnun;mb- Inarecent contest, conducted by the Housewives Alliance at the Baltimore Food Show, Mrs. Rhoda Carrick of Mt. Washington, Maryland, was a first prizefor her gmd baking and Bread clie. Inasmuch as the premier cooks of the state were entered in this contest, the ‘honor accorded Mrs. Carrick is indeed cuous. rs. Carrick, while modestly ac- lmowledp'ng this tribute to her: l_gility, attributed her successful ‘pnxe bakis almostentirely to the use of Gold Meda! | “Kitchen-tested” Flour. Every batch of which is “’Kitchen-tested” at the mill in 2 home oven with home recipes before it is sent to you. ¥ Coming from a cook of such undis- puted prowess as Mrs. Carrick, house- ‘wives interested in their baking will do well to follow her recommendation as to the best flour to use, l GoLD MEDA is the only “Kitchen-tested” flour “Alrship navigation has grown easier m surer with the direction by radio. | he great airships utilize the winds somewhat as did the sailing sea vessels of old. Traveling the India route, for instance, a ship will avail itself of the i‘o‘uthwestgly monsoons, and escape ese on the return voyage by travelin inland over Persia. i % “Thus the selected route between Europe and America will undoubtedly be the same as the course of the Graf Zeppelin—south over the Azores, where it is not necessary to forever punch against the westerly winds. This is a longer route, but one more pleasant and more economically advantageous. Ths America-to-England journey will be made over the northern steamship route of today, using the push of the westerly winds. “The speed of travel in the airship will not interfere with the traveler's comfort. There will not be the noise at present associated with the planes. Noise comes from the engines and pro- pellers, and these in the dirigible will be at considerable distance from the passenger shells.” Element of Danger Less. The element of danger, Sir Vyell be- dieves, is less in an airship than in an airplane. He does not believe the air- ship to be without its disadvantages. Fire, he believes, is tll:lee greatest source of danger to a , “The use of hellum gas will entirely eliminate this,” he said; “but, for the present, we shan’t be using hellum—it’s too e: ve.” “The newer motors,” he continued, “are being designed to go upon heavy oil rather than upon gasoline; there- fore, the fire risk becomes proportion- ally small. . “There is tne danger of hitting high country,” he said. “But owing to the extraordinary co-ordination possible with airship equipmg'nt this danger is rapidly disappearing. ‘p‘vdnl!“ oF the e'nnne problem?” I asked. “The failure of ship powe! unquestionably been done ay replied. “Ships of the futur near futuré—will be powered with six or elgnt engines, all of which will be readily accessible to mechanics while the ships are afloat. Could Stop Without Harm. “Closely watched engines do not often fail. As many as four ar even six could stop at one time without more than a reduction of speed.” “What of the storm risk?” I asked. “How will the future air liner avoid the fate of the Shenandoah?” “Careful navigation, more experience and the careful use of .radlo and fre- quent weather reports will. reduce that risk to a minimum,” said Sir Vyell, “The real outstanding danger,” 'he pointed out, “is from thunderstorms. We know little about their effects upon the air vessels. U{htnlng recently struck a plane while it was in opera- tion across the English Channel. The bolt fused a few wires dnd burned an area, of wing fabric. Yet the machine successfully landed without harm to passengers. Lightning is an unknown factor, but we are beginning to’under- stand it. “I am told that an instrument has been devised to accurately register the amount of electricity charging the metal Concord “ Sicogr Piis” “Just the Same” CAULIFLOWER “A Delicious Vegetable” o ~ ® 230_ Head 020%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%%0%0%0%0°%0%® ® 6 o o o o\ work of a ship. If this be true, and should the gauge show a dangérous degree of rge, the machine has only to descend to a comparatively low level and let fall an aerial ground through which the supercharge can drain off into the earth or water—act- ing like the conductors of a lightning rod system.” “While I believe in the airship for long-distance travel,” continued Sir Vyell, “I know that the plane must re- main as feeder to the main trunk air- ship lines. Feeder planes will serve Rhodesia, South Rhodesia or the Kenya colony in Africa along the Egypt-to-the- Cape route. North England and pro- vincial North America, likewise, will feed the transatlantic ship routes by " | means of planes. “The economy effected will be re- markably large. “A steamship requires, say, about $25,000 worth of fuel for the 10-day Jjourney from England to America. An airship carrying a large number of pas- sengers may do it on as little as $500 worth of fuel. I should not be sur- prised if the future traveler bound from London to Egypt or America paid mo more than $25 to $50 for passage. “The lighter-than-air craft of the future will carry about 200 passengers, perhaps more. The two English ships now being constructed at Cardigan and in Yerkshire will carry 100 passengers and about 20 tons of baggage and mails. They will be ready, it is hoped, for trials this year on the run to India. It is obvious, ‘of course, that England should seek first to operate airship service between herself and her colo- nies. Service between London and the cities of other countries will follow. Al- ready plans are being laid for an Eng- land-to-Australia service.” WITNESS DENIES SHOT WAS AIMED AT GIRL Dry Agent Refused Motion for Ac- quittal in-Wounding of Auto Passenger. By the Associated Press. ELYRIA, Ohio, October 25.—Denied a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal, attorneys for Louis Cicco, Lorain municipal dry officer charged with shooting with intent to wound Miss Betty Heywood of Elyria, yester- day called on their star witness, Deputy Sheriff Frank Klady, in an effort to prove that Cicco did not fire directly at_the girl. Klady was placed on_the stand after Common Pleas Judge Frank A. Weber had denied the motion for acquittal on the grounds that so long as there any testimony that indicates guilt a case must be given to the jury. ‘The deputy sheriff, who was sus- pended after Miss Heywood was shot while riding in an automobile through a bridge at the edge of Lorain the night of September 26, testified that Cicco fired, but at the pavement and not the car. 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