The ships featured in the weekly adventures in Frank Reade's magazines were made from a bullet-proof aluminum/steel alloy produced in his foundries and machine works in Readestown, USA. These adventures directly inspired Jules Verne's stories such as The Steam House, Robur the Conqueror, and Master of the World. Reade's helicopter airships predate Verne's Albatross by several years.

Credits - Paul Guinan.. Frank Reade's Victorian Airships. 2001