US1285180A - Flying-machine. - Google Patents

Description

i. S. HOERNER.

FLYING MACHINE.

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l, mmm Nov. 19,1918.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY I5. 1918.

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@Ho/mam of any desired TED JOHN S. HOERNER, OF HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS.

FLYING-MACHINE.

Atpncanun fuea May 15. 1918.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. HoEnNnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Highland, in the county of Madison. and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in FlyingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

rl'his invention relates to flying machines7 the broad object in View being to produce a dying machine havin `certain characteristics of the lighter t an air type and certain other characteristics of the heavier than air type, the machine embodying gas inflated Wings, which also act as airplane surfaces, the machine being adapted to be propelled at a rapid rate of speed and also to hover over any desired point.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for varying the lateral positive or negative dihedral angle of the inat-ed Wings and airplane surfaces so that the machine may be caused to ascend and descend at any desired angle While maintaining the horizontality of the car or body A carrying' the passengers or freight.

l/ith the above and other-objects in view. the invention consists in the novel construe` tion, combination and arrangement of parts. herein fully described7 illustrated and claimed. v

In the accompanying drawings:-

Figure 1 is aside elevation of the irnproved liying machine.

Fig. 2 is a vvertical longitudinal section of the saine.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary horizontal seetion showing the means for changing the angle of the Wings.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of the saine.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate the reverse angles of the wings.

Vmaximum The improved dying machine, in the nre! ferred 'embodiment thereof, comprises an elongated bod)r or car l which ma).Y he made dimensions. the same being shown as provided with numerous Windows i. in one end of the car l. there is arranged an engine 3, the shaft Ll of which projects beyond the end of the body and has fast thereon a driving;r propeller At. the opposite end of tln` bod)IY there is arranged a vertical rudder (3 and a horizontal rudder 7, suitable controls (not shown) ere Speeiation of Letters Patent.

' to be propelled either ,masts are substantially paraileif to Patented Non. T9, 19%. Serial No. 234,686.

tending into the car l within convenient 'reach of lthe operator. Axles S extend under the car and have supporting Wheels 9 thereon. The machine is thus adapted on the surface of the Water or on land.

Extendin upwardly from the car l are masts l0 and ll of tubular forrtion'. Said each other and have extending in opposite directions therefrom a series of tubular arms l2 which support gas inflated Wings .213 at op-` posite sides thereof.` The wings 13 are arranged in sup'erposed series and are of hol-A low formation and also of cellular formation, being divided by partitions or diaphragms 14 into a number of cells so that in rase one or more cells should become punctured. the other-cells will not be. af-

fccted. The tuhular arms l2 are connected at their outer extremities to tubular wing spars l-l" which also constitute gas manifolds. These combined spars and manifolds are preferably housed Within the adjacent edge portions of the wings 13 forthe purpose of reducing head resistance. Gas connections or nipples l extend from the sev- -eral manifolds i4 to the cells of the Wings iu order that. all of the cells ma be .separatelj,Y inflated. The tubular ma-. l() and ll extend into the rar 'l where they arll connected to a tank or generator lli. It will thus be s en that gas stored in said tank or generated in the car may be conducted to all of the. cells of the wings of the machine. Lifting Propellers ll' are journaled on the masts I() and il above the series of wings and may he driven by any suitable connections' from the. engine 3 or if desired from e separate and independent engine.

The tulntlar connections l2 between the masts 10 and the iniiatable Wings comprise iointed sections having au actual movement in relation to cach other, as indicated in Fig'. 4. The means for locking the Wings f lopposite Wings. said arms having their inner end portions overlapped and formed with longitudinal slots 2O to receive pins 2l extending laterallyr from upright operating rods or bars Q2. The rods or hars Q2 extend downwardly into the car l Where they areV provided with suit ible handles 23 and guides 24. By pulling downwardly on the handles

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