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[Cole Blacke]

That issue came up here; Bon Bon is served by a railroad.
http://forums.pleasurebonbon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6144
However, I wouldn't be surprised if Simon Blue owned an airship, either for his own personal use, or for overseeing the operations of his mines.

[Tursi]

[Tearlach]

Scots men are often accused of having deep pockets and short arms.
I would gladly sponser you myself. However most of my funds are tied up with the construction of the aerodrome and I have very little spare.
But I am sure that in a town such as Bon Bon there are males willing to support such a race. Simon Blue may be interested in such, or even Princess Betty. Just think of the gambling opportunities.
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[JohnnyPsycho]

Publicity, you say? I think my employer, William T. "Jackalope" Bircham, might know a thing or two about promotion, and the spectacle you two are cooking up seems like something he would take great interest in... He has a fair amount of experience in gathering the interests of wealthy investors, as a traveling spectacle like his own Wild West show would need quite a few investors to keep it traveling to so many far-off corners of the world...

Maybe I could introduce you two gentlemen to him. Just mind you don't ask him about his antlers... he's a bit sensitive about that subject.
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[Tearlach]

Interesting. Perhaps the good Captain and myself should introduce ourselves and our proposal to this gentleman.
Such an coventure with his patronage would surely be benifical to all concerned. Also with Christmas fast approaching there will be doubtless many fare paying passengers wishing to spend the festivites in Bon Bon,which would amply replete Captain Tursi's sea chest with gold and silver.
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[henkcobra]

[Tearlach]

I am afraid sir, that my airship will only one of a very few, a product of simultaneous development by individuals around the world. Although I cannot see why others could not develop other forms of aircraft, it would be out of context for the time period. my own airship is pushing the bounderies of accepted science.
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[Tearlach]

I promised Captain Tursi a explanation of the power sources of my airship. The motive power comes from four of the newly developed inturnal combustion engines each capable of producing 350 h.p.
Allowing the Daedalus to cruise at approx. 55 m.p.h. with a max. speed of over 70 m.p.h. Though this would put a severe strain on the engines and fuel supply. The lifting agent is as I have stated elsewhere is nether Helium nor Hydrogen, but rather a element of my sister's and my own invention called 'Buggerit'. This element has properties which negates the pull of the Earth's gravity field, much like Professor Cavor's Cavorite,
except buggerit provides more control. Allowing the greater mass of the 'Daedalus' to be devoted to passenger/cargo space and fuel capacity.
The element 'Buggerit' with the introduction of other chemicals can become a powerful explosive. one kilo of Buggerit being equal to one Tonne of conventional explosive. Hence our slogan. " If Cavorite won't lift it and dynamite won't shift it then BUGGERIT!.
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[Marauder]

Even with the rail lift in town, I still imagine Mr.Blue could keep an airship busy with heavy-lift jobs. Not to mention hauling supplies on the occasions when the road up to the mines gets snowed closed.
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[Martin]

[Xebulon]

[Tearlach]

[quote="Martin
In short, he's going to stay on top of things by hauling assets? [/quote]

"groan" Walks off muttering "Where's my service revolver"
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[henkcobra]

[Martin]

[Tearlach]

Believe me Sir when I say, it was not for me that the bullet was intended!
In fact with humor like that I think I would be better off with the Vicker's
machine gun.
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[henkcobra]

[Martin]

[Tearlach]

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[Tursi]

[Tearlach]

My invention Buggerit could indeed lift your ship clean out of the water.
However the small screw {and I swear I will bring out the big guns for any joke) of the ship would be inefficent for propulsion against the less dense air. The ship would simply float in mid-air. But a lesser amount would negate the weight of cargo allowing the ship to ride higher and faster in the water.
This call goes out to all our fellow adventurers, male and female, join the fun and brave the high seas and the mile high club. Sorry I meant the high air and enjoy the phenomenon of a life time!


{ Was that all right P.T.? It wasn't over the top?}
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[Tursi]

OOCly, I did a little bit of research, since I was curious about what kind of a contest my Captain has got himself into. What I found was this (and apologies if I missed anything obvious, I'm still settling into this role )

Southhampton to New York direct: 3415 miles (not nautical miles)

Now, it seems most of the actual record timings were done from Queenstown, Ireland, to Sandy Hook (essentially at the entrance to New York Bay) - a distance of 3277 miles. This 200 mile difference is obviously notable given the speeds of the steamships at the time, so I'll use the latter distance as it's more likely to match up with my research figures, which were frequently a little vague. Math below is frequently rounded.

Airship: 55mph avg = 59.5hrs (2.5 days)
Steamship of about 16 knots avg = 18mph = 182hrs (7.5 days)

6 days was possible in 1895, so 23mph (20 knots) was reasonable. (ref: Lucania - 5d, 7.5hr for Sandy Hook to Queenstown, although apparently not beaten until the Lusitania in 1907 cut it down to 5d, 1hr. Both trips were WITH the prevailing wind, too, the latter at an average speed of 27mph (23.5 knots).)

4 days, the target challenge, is 34mph (29.5 knots).

Note that even as late as 1910, passenger steamships were still operating at 21 (ref: Titanic) to 27 (ref: Mauretania) knots, but this is probably fully loaded and at a safe speed. Races are frequently noted to be settled within a single knot of average speed (although the actual values are hard to come by), so the jump from 20 to 30 knots is substantial.

By deducting the mass of the passengers, cargo, and associated supplies that we don't need, running full out, and adding in a bit of our fantasy, we could probably argue the ship is capable. But the airship is still far faster.

In a direct line, the Westerlies provide a headwind, although if a path is taken south, the trade winds are favorable. These winds could be substantial so the airship would almost certainly have to divert. The steamship would lose some power to the headwind, but could possibly push through direct. (The estimated speed and travel times support that they did, though I haven't found charts yet). That's really the only chance for there to be a contest at all.
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[Cole Blacke]

Don't give up hope just yet. Did any steamships burn oil at that time? (It would reduce tonnage if they did.) Oil also burns slightly hotter than coal, so that equates to more P.S.I. in the boilers at your disposal. Additionally, it would be possible to increase speed if you replaced the original vertical steam engines with a steam-turbine drive, which could, at this time, be in the "experimental" phase, of course.
With the right financial support ( ie: your sponsors), the conversion could be accomplished ( in terms of steam- operated equipment ) fairly quickly.

[henkcobra]

[Tearlach]

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