. Scientific American Volume 90 Number 16 (April 1904) . eature of theEeedle airshipis the steeringpropeller,which ismounted atthe front endof the frame-work. The pro-peller is car-ried on a crossshaft at the front end of a trussed U-shaped frame. This frame canbe revolved on a sort of vertical turntable or fifthwheel, and it is readily turned by means of a shaft carrying the propeller is driven throughbevel gears by a driving shaft running along one sideof this frame, and which is in turn driven by a spurgear and pinion from a central shaft turned by themotor. When it is desired to
. Scientific American Volume 90 Number 16 (April 1904) . eature of theEeedle airshipis the steeringpropeller,which ismounted atthe front endof the frame-work. The pro-peller is car-ried on a crossshaft at the front end of a trussed U-shaped frame. This frame canbe revolved on a sort of vertical turntable or fifthwheel, and it is readily turned by means of a shaft carrying the propeller is driven throughbevel gears by a driving shaft running along one sideof this frame, and which is in turn driven by a spurgear and pinion from a central shaft turned by themotor. When it is desired to direct the airship up-ward, the propeller-carrying frame is placed in a ver-tical position (as. shown in the lower photograph),thus placing the propeller in a horizontal position andcausing it to employ its thrust in aiding the airship torise. As soon as the desired height has been attained,the propeller is turned to a vertical position, and itthen can be used to steer either to the right or left,according to the direction in which its thrust is THE ERAME OE THE BEEDLE AIRSHIP, SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF MOTOR, PROPELLERS, 4ND AERONAUTS BASKET. The inventor is the right-hand figure. operate the clutches, and the other two regulate thethrottle and ignition of the motor. A compass is alsoplaced, above the steering wheel. The balloon, which is cigar-shaped, is 93 feet inlength and has a capacity of 26,000 cubic feet of ballonette is used within the balloon proper, andthe latter has only sufficient buoyancy to just lift theframe, machinery, and aeronaut, as Mr. Beedle dependsupon his propeller steering device to raise or lower theship. This device makes it unnecessary to liberate gasin order to descend. The Beedle airship is a possiblecompetitor, at the St. Louis Exposition contest. Ninety thousand gallons of water will pour over thethree cascades at the Worlds Fair every minute. The annual test of commercial automobiles, con-ducted by the Automobile Club of America, was
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