Show NEW AERIAL FLYE P 0 INVENTOR SAYS IT WILL NA NAI THE AIR onset bay day photographer claim claims lie no has solved a vexed problem hia ilia idea presents the virtue of the novelty points or of its it construction Construct ibn special letter photographed el ei john B valin of onset bay thinks he has solved the problem of aerial navigation mr valin Is not the only man who has entertained that idea there have been scores of others none of whom have lived to see their theories blossom into facts mr N alln alin s idea possesses at least the vir tue of novelty he claims that a screw or worm propeller may be utilized tor for propulsion through the ether as it is commonly used in the denser element water the application of man power by a hand and toot foot lever in the car of his ingenious outfit to the balloon of worm form is another striking tea fea ture this Is designed to apply by transmitting the power by aid of a rope or preferably a light linked steel chain from the car to the balloon with a ratchet and spring at the point of contact thia 1 force Is then ex by revolving the balloon which screws its way forward through the air hydrogen gas gag ie Is utilized to sustain the outfit in the air and to raise it this Is designed tor for use because of its great lifting power although it is rather expensive hot air cannot readily be used because it would eom eam pel making the balloon very large un fieldly and to work at a disadvantage with hydrogen gas long flights can be made and the utility ot of the airship greatly en enhanced hameed mr valin in describing from his model the ratchet and spring applina tion to the axis of the balloon says it will be very greatly to the ad vantage you will see to employ ball bearings which will save all possible loss of power in transmission yet there will be a portion of loss of power then which it is impossible to oyei come through friction it you make the balloon or screw r 0 THE VALIN AIRSHIP as you may call it revolve times in a minute it would make the balloon if forty feet long go forward twenty feet for every turn that Is what a screw would do in a solid body at turns a minute it would go 2 feet or about two fifths of a mile in one minute of course out of that you have got to deduct tor for the friction of the air |