US1000865A - Airship. - Google Patents

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R. WANKMLLER.

AIRSHIP. APPLIoAjrIoN IILEDYEBA, 1911.

1,000,865.y Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED FBB.9,1911.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

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:ROMEO WANKMLLER, or CHARLOTTENBURG; GERMANY', assrenon 'ro LUFT- vnaxEHns-GESELLSCHAFr M. B. H., or CBABLOTTENBURG, GERMANY.

AIRSHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 15, 1911, Application led February 9, 1911. Serial No. 607,469.

man Empire, have invented certain new'and' useful Improvements 1nV Alrshlps, of which l' the following is a -full, clear, and exa'ct den 'scription The present invention relates to balloons vof all descriptions but more particularly. to dirigible balloons and consists in suspending from the balloon auxiliary cars in addition to the main cars.

The main car of a balloon is, as is well known, suspended vertically beneath the balloon. In the present case itis proposed Vto vprovide auxiliary cars at either side of ent of the main car.

are derlved from these auxiliary cars, for

the main car, which hang approximately t-angentially from the body of the balloon Vand which are to a certain extent independ-l Certain advantages instance, in the case of warfare the space above the balloonmay be watched from the auxiliary cars, while this would be impossible from the main car owing to the fact that -the balloon itself would obscure the view.

If the balloon is to be employed for advertising or for signaling purposes, the lateral suspension of the auxiliary cars enables thelight to be more directly distributed on to the lower part of the body' of the balloon, so that the signal or advertisement displayed on the same will be more directly visible from the earth. f

In certain cases the main car might be -omitted altogether and two lateral cars provided, which may be 1rigidly'connected together and as it were saddled on the balloon.

In order to render the present specification easily intelligible reference -is had to the accompanying diagrams, of which Figure 1 illustrates a front view ot a bal? a main carand two auxiliary loon l'havin ig. 2 is a side elevation of the cars, and same.

'Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2,' Fig. 1 represents the body or envelop of the balloon, to which is attached in the usual manner the main car .2. ,The vauxiliary cars 3 are suspended at eltlier'gsidefof the main car v byrmeansof suitablewires or ropes 5 and upper pulleys 6, from which vbranch ropes or wires 7 are attached-to different points of the envelop netting in the usual manner. Between the wires or ropes 5 and the pulleys 6 blocks arearranged, over which the lines -10 run, which extend by means of l1ne.s 51 to the car, so that the height of the auxiliary cars may be varied as regards the mam car by shortening or lengthening the lines 51. The auxiliary cars 3 are advantageously linked to the main car 2 by means of rigid arms S, so that on being raised they will also be spread away from the main car, and their lowest position is advantageously such that a line drawn vertically upward will meet the sides of the envelop at a tangent, as will' be readily understood from the drawings.

The auxiliary cars 3 are advantageously employed for carrying the light projecting apparatus 4- and the dotted lines 9 show -how the light is projected on to the lower surface of the envelop more advantageously frompthese points than it could be from the main car. These cars may however bemade sufficiently large to carry persons when this 1s necessary for purposes of observation. For purposes of war the auxiliarycars may be employed to carry explosives which would then be -well out of the way'of the motors in the main car, so that there would l e no danger of inadvertent explosions taklng place. i

In some cases the auxiliary cars 3 may be adapted to carry the motor and propellers, after the manner ofa twin screw vessel, so that the main car 2 would be relieved -of the vibrations of these parts and could serve for the recept-ion vof the passengers. In this case also the steering of the balloon would be'rendered more eicient, in that it could be effected by means of the propellers.

When the balloon is employed for advertlsing purposes it may be advantageous tol provide more than one auxiliary car at each side, for instance two or three, one behind dei-ed possible while the balloon is travelmg. y

I claim as myinventiom- 1. In a balloon the combination of a' main car, auxiliary cars suspended at each side of the same from the body of the balloon and means for varying the height of the auxiliary cars as regards that of the main carfrom the latter, substantially as de# l scribed.

2. VIn a balloon the combina-tion of a maincar and auxiliary cars suspended from the envelop at each side of the same anda rigid A arm to link each of the auxiliary cars, to the main car, substantially as described.

. 3. In a balloon the combination of a inain car and auxiliary cars suspended ateach side of the same,'a rigid link to connect the auxiliary cars 'to .the main car, and'means for raising and lowering the auxihary cars from' the. main car, substantially as described. v l

In testimony whereof I aiiix my slgnature Yin' the-presence of l two witnesses.

. ROMEO WANKMULLER. Witnesses:`

' HENRY YHaarlak AWOLDEMAR HAUPT.

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