Show i- i fu w f U. U S. S to to Give Biggest Dirigible Aerial Welcome REAT T AIR I FLEET k ILL MEET t i NEW CRAfT Army and Navy Planes to Take Part in Big Sp Spectacle By EDWARD THIERRY NEW YORK Aug 20 The 20 The greatest greatest great great- est est fleet of ot airplanes an and airships as assembled ns- ns 8 since the war will fly fir flout out to toa tosea ih sea a to meet Uncle Sams Sam's giant dirigible the the 2 when hen she flies lies across the Atlantic t Army and navy aircraft and thirty privately owned plan planes s will escort th thair the tho theair air leviathan over o Long Island and New York to Its huge hangar home hornc at Lakehurst N N. N J. J r Wireless will sputter welcomes 1 there will be ba flag salutes from the air fleet 1 ct and gun salutes from destroyers Director General Maurice Cleary of oC the Aero Club o of or America Is at tho the thoMad Mad head of a l reception committee of or officials I dais of ot th the aero club and the Manufacturers Manufacturers Manu Manu- I Aircraft association In Included Included In- In eluded In the program will bo be a dinner dinner din din- ner ncr tendered Commander L. L H. H Maxfield Maxfield Max Max- officers and anden field and the seventy one men en of ot the Is Am Americas America's own airship and Its coming will mark a. a great reni step In Inthe Inthe the development nt of ot aviation a said I Cleary It Is larger than th the R 34 which Isted hero two years eara ago and andIs andla la Is crossing the ocean manned b by an American all crew crow SPECTACULAR LAR LANDING The spectacular phase of or the arrival of ot the 2 will be bo its landing at Lakehurst Lake- Lake hurst burst s seven se miles mUes from tho J Jersey rs Y coast j Just st south of ot Lakewood the I fashionable Now New Jersey resort The hangar tho the largest structure of ot ofUs Its Us kind In the world is feet long feet teH wide and feet high It was built to acc accommodate tc b both th tho 2 and tho the i 1 tho the latter being a n sister Ihl to the ono one built In England It is ls being being- built In this country countr r Cost of ot the tho hangar ar was as between and It took nealI nearly nearly near neal I ly two years ears to build and with workshops workshops work work- shops gas plants and powerhouses occupies oc oc- oc- oc a reservation of ot 1400 HOO acres 1300 By Christmas the Lakehurst dirigible reservation reser will have a 0 personnel of ot enlisted men and civilian em em- Eventually E in ln command will wilt be Captain Frank FVank T. T Evans son eon of or the late Admiral Fighting Bob Evans E under Rear Reat Admiral W. W A A. Moffett chief of ot tho the naval bureau of or aviation Arrangements ments for the official reception reception recep recep- U tion n of ot tho the 2 are arc In the hands of ot Commander R R. D. D naval lIght than lighter than r expert f Construction or of the hangar regarded regard regard- ed as a n. great engineering feat w wile was e under the direction of Commander H. H taL IL L Eddy Doors of ot the hangar presented the engineering difficulties The double doors at e etch each ch end are fe feet t bl nigh h and fet wide When the doors are Ire open a 16 tory skyscraper could b be wheeled elod inside ALL LL MOTOR OPERATED Each a h leaf lea of the doors is made up of BOO oo t tone ns of or ste steel l and corrugated d asbestos toL tos 08 They ut like lIko an art old fash- fash Q d bern barn door Each leaf leat Is on trucks n a a. concrete runway and is supported by y steel braces Motors operate the thet t boors Boors ors At each end nd of ot the thc hangar 16 Is a n 1500 root lOot runway and cables and docking rails allS oper operated t d b by motors do tho the work l of t. t landing tho the airship that requires 1500 m men n at English han hangars alS al'S iUt Jit Ut takes 13 minutes to op open n the tho doors I land d 40 minutes to house tho ho airship i The frame of ot the hangar is made of or corrugated asbestos and Is 19 fireproof i The floor is pf ot concrete covered with The hangar is painted gray nd brown a n perfect camouflage to air all Ih bs rv rs OPENS WINDOWS Each EA h window In the tho hangar is so sorge sorge rge that a a. s separate motor is required open it H. Amber colored glass keeps Ut light rays that are destructive to lIoon f fabric Five electric cran cranes s are provided In Inie Inte ie te e roof for tor repair work on the tho dingle ding ding- le Ie bag bas The rafters are so hI high h above he II e floor foor that a human voice voice- cannot be ard ft Searchlights are provided for tor landing t night There Is Is' a gas plant with a a thy Iy capacity of ot cubic feet r rae gas The Z 2 2 is feet teet long 85 feet teet diameter and has a tI gas capacity o of or cubic feet Gas capacity of r. r e 34 R R 34 was cubic feet teet Tho The B 2 2 will lift lItt 45 tons as against 25 5 ii i for tor the R It ha has hag a A. maximum speed of ot 70 70 0 miles miles- V thour I hour but on the homecoming trips will WIIl be throttled d down to a maximum e CO miles an hour to prot protect ct lit Its N CRUISE MILES The giant Ilant ship chIp carries 30 tons ton's of ot and has a 1 cruising radius of ot 00 miles twice that of ot the R If It could croSs cross the Atlantic I 26 26 hours houn but 73 13 hours probably will taken ten to make the forthcoming trip Naval Na experts say aay the 2 could fly om London to San Francisco o with with- t t. t stopping Opping The airship p is equipped with a R. tele tele- one ne system and electric lI lights It 14 machine guns and a 1 pound one cannon l perched d in fn a cage cago the roof root H Jt also carries on on trigger ki ka a tour four pound 20 and six nd bombs hIB hl IB the tho first airship that has no noo that nd o t that that is an an enemy can be ii apprOaching In any direction The ip has a e. high powered wireless 1 to apace paco pac wIth weather lV reports JL I I I i t I II 4 Vl I I r riT II I- I I iT i I II Ij 1 I a 4 I j c I I II t. t Ii i j I 4 4 So FE l' l 4 I j 25 3 r rI I f f Ml f P I 1 I S f j This J picture shows Ja a dirigible docked at a mooring m mst mast t In En En- gland This mast masl Is Js feet high The mast being erect erected d at Lakehurst X J J. for the tho 2 Uncle gam's gams new giant dirigible la ls feet feel The crows nest at the top o oC of the tho mast swings about enabling the nose nOM of r the dirigible to bo be al always as p pointing l Ung into the wind g rs ascend the mast in ln elevators entering the boat at th the prow Fuel Is carried II up tip In pipe lines Dirigibles have been anchored at masts like lIlie this In England for months at a a. time |