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October 13, 1890
The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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Austrian count Buonaccorsi's compressed air torpedo, powered by twin screws and featuring automatic guidance to evade nets, proves superior to the Whitehead in European trials.
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Compressed Air Torpedo.
Still another torpedo. this one the invention of an Austrian count, Buonaccorsi by name, has made its appearance in the European naval and military world. According to official and private reports of the trials of this instrument they were eminently successful, giving results superior even to those obtained from the Whitehead. The motive power is compressed air, acting directly from a reservoir upon the propeller without any assistance or intervention from machinery. The propulsion is effected by twin screws working inversely and giving a velocity greater and more continuous, it is contended, than any obtained in other torpedoes. One remarkable feature of this invention is the faculty of automatic guidance, which enables it to avoid protective nets and shields, and to dive-any distance before rising to give its blow.-Exchange.
Still another torpedo. this one the invention of an Austrian count, Buonaccorsi by name, has made its appearance in the European naval and military world. According to official and private reports of the trials of this instrument they were eminently successful, giving results superior even to those obtained from the Whitehead. The motive power is compressed air, acting directly from a reservoir upon the propeller without any assistance or intervention from machinery. The propulsion is effected by twin screws working inversely and giving a velocity greater and more continuous, it is contended, than any obtained in other torpedoes. One remarkable feature of this invention is the faculty of automatic guidance, which enables it to avoid protective nets and shields, and to dive-any distance before rising to give its blow.-Exchange.
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Curiosity
Historical Event
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Triumph
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Compressed Air Torpedo
Buonaccorsi Invention
Naval Trials
Automatic Guidance
Whitehead Torpedo
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Buonaccorsi
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Buonaccorsi
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Austrian count Buonaccorsi invents a compressed air torpedo using twin screws for propulsion, outperforming the Whitehead in trials with automatic guidance to avoid nets and dive before striking.