US877529A - Air-ship. - Google Patents

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No. 877,529". PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908. P. T. TKATZSOHBNKO.

AIR SHIP. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1907.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908. P. T. TKATZSGHE'NKO.

AIR SHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, M07.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- PATENTED JAN.'2 8, 1908. P. T. TKATZSGHENKO.

ITO-877,529.

AIR SHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1907.

'4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

with a balloon andpertains particularly to a,

coupling with shaft and cylinder of the moparts '1 TKATZSCHENKO, a subject of the Emperor of ,folded and aid in the propulsion and mapresent improvements with the wings spread i toward the wind having the ballo on removed.

- Fig. 10 is a side elevation of same, and Fig. 11

connection of the wings with the motor shaft.

PETER THEODOR TKATZSCHENKO, OF SGHENECTADY, NEW YORK.

AIR-SHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

Application filed January 7. 1907. Serial No. 351'265.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER THEODOR Russia, residing at Schenectady, county of Schenectady, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Air-Ships of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in air-ships of that type which are provided novel arrangement of wings and sails moving the. same forward. The wings perform a flying motion and may be folded and unneuvering of the airship as will be fully de-. scribed further down.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 represents in top plan view an airship which embodies in desirable form the Fig. 2 shows the airship in side elevationwith the tor attached thereto. Figs. 4 and 5 show the coupling in other positions. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the coupling as shown in Fig. 3 without the cylinder. Figs. 7 and 8 show in detail the support pr bearings of the arms of the wings. Fig. 9 shows on an enlarged scale the front end of the airship.

is a detail view showing in rear elevation the Similar characters of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

The airship consists essentially of an airship proper and a balloon attached thereto which raises same.

The airship consists of a frame work, sails and wings. The frame work consists of two parts, 1 and 2, connected by cross rods 3 on which revolve the sails 4. Through the sails on both sides of the airship pass cables. The cables 5 shown on the right side of Fig. 1 are parallel to each other as well as the cables 6 below. Likewise, cables 15 shown on the left side of Fig. 1 are parallel to each other as well as the cables 16 below. Each cable forms a loop and passes through the rollers 7 and 8 located between the frame and 2. The cables of the same denomination pass through the sails one at each end. The cable loops are joined in the front in parts 9 and 10 to form one cable 11. In the rear they are joined in the points 12 and 13 to form one cable 14. When cable 14. is loosened and cable 11 correspondingly pulled, or vice versa, the cable loops 5 and 6 perform a synchronous motion. The cables 15 and 16 which are also parallel. to each other located on. the left,side in accordance with Fig. 1 are likewise joined into the cables 17 and 18 andinay be operated in the same manner as described relative to the cables 11 and 14." I

All the cable loops 5, 6, 15, and 16 are fat--- tened to the sails in the points 19 so that, when the one end of the cable loop is loosened and the other pulled, the sails move in one or the cables by means ofsaid catches 19.

' Consequentlysvhgn thFndS of cables 14 and 17 are loosenedand the ends of cables 14 and 18 are pulled and tightened, the sails of the airship may be placed in any desired angle with the object of making use of the wind coming from various directions.

balloon attached. Fig. 3. "illustrates a In-order-te-put the airship in motion when there is no wind, the folding wings 20 are applied. The one shown to the right of Fig. 1 is covered with canvas while from the left one the canvas has been removed. The wings 20 are supported in a bearing 22. On the shaft 26 of the motor 24 a bar 25 is secured to which is attached von each side a coupling 21. This coupling is shown in detail in Figs. 3 and 6 when in line with the bar 25 and in Figs. 4 and 5 when in downward and upward position thereto. The couplings are secured to the bar 25 by means of pins 32. The couplings are connected with the arms 23 which carry the canvas by means of the bearing 22. The wings are connected to the ropes 28 and 31, see Fig. 1 and Fig. 11. on which the rope 28 is shown; these ropes pass through the frame work and are secured on the. plane 30. It is plainly seen from the abovethat the wings may be actuated and adjusted in any desired position on the pins.

To the supports ofthe wings moving rings 27 are secured which are fastened with the upper end to the lower end of the frame part i attained; The ends of the. ropes 28 are fastened on one side to the rings 29 while the other ends are secured in rings 29. The

-ropes 28 and 31 are connected to the .skele-i ton or ribs 23 of the wings 20. The ropes 28 are tight between the rings 29 and 29 from on the where they pass through the rin s 2 9 located the Wings full movement on the plane 30;

In order to fold the wings, the ropes '28 are loosened and the r es 31 are drawn in whereby the Wings will fo 1. 4

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1 .Patent,

1. airship, com rising a balloon, a frame connected to sai balloon, a number of adjustable sails secured in-said frame, and

two adjustable wings below the sails adapted to be folded and unfolded.

2. -An airshi comprising a -balloon, a

frame secured t ereto, a multiple of sails s'ecured in said frame,-a system of rope loops i assiilg throughthe sails so arranged that by oosening one setof same and tightening the other, all the sails may be adjusted uniformly and parallel to eachother towards the wind.

3. An airship, comprising a balloon, a frame in connection with the balloon, sails securedwithin said frame, asystem. of rope -loops passing through the sails adapted to .adjustsam'e in any desired direction toward the wind, and two adjustable Wings below the'frame and secured thereto adapted to be folded and unfolded.

4. An airship, comprising a balloon, a

frame, in connection with said balloon, sails secured within the frame, a system of rope lane 30. Between t e rings 29 and 29 t le ropes 28 are 'loose in order to give -.adjustable wings connected with sai' shaft secured to the-lower part" of the frame and adapted to be folded and unfolded.

5.-'In: an airship of the type described, a

frame, sails secured therein, a system of parals and. turning inwardly so arran ed that by loosen .ing one set of loops and ti htening the other lel rope loops passing'through said sai the sails-may be'adjusted in any desired position. r i I 1 6." In ad airship of the type des'cribedpi frame, aplane in said frame, a motorfsecured ,therein, a motor-shaft adapted to be-mo ed :Vertically up and down; a bar on the lower end of saidshaft, slotted couplings movably secured to the bar, one on each side, a movable ring secured on each side of-thelower frame part.,ya bearing -onthe outer end of each coupling, a wing skeleton or ribs -se'-' cured in said bearing, oanvason said Wing skeleton, a rope on the-front of the wing'a second rope on the rear of'the wing. for fold-1 ing and extending the wings, all so arranged that by the upward and downwardmovement of the shaft .the'wings are ,moved up and down like the wings of a flying bird.

. In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to the specification,'- in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses, this 31' day of Dec. 1906.

PETER mom TKATZSCHENKOH Witnessst:

HERMAN URY, MILTON URY.

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