US940701A - Air-ship. - Google Patents

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H. MESINGERQ I AIR SHIP. -APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 28, 1909.

Patented Nov.23, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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. Application filed June 2a, 1969. Serial 1161504315;

.- To altwhom it may concemr spring latch 22 adapted to engage'a toot ed' Be it known that I, HENRY Mnsmcnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, Bronx, county and State of New York, have invented new andhseful 1m rovem'ents in Air-Ships, of which the fol 'owing is a specification.

This invention relates to various improvem'ents inair ships and more particularly to novel means for hanging the wings and'for operating the same.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved air ship; Fi 2 a front viewthereof; Fig. 3 a longitu inal section through the central. portion of the ship, with some of the parts omitted; Fig. 4 across section on line 44, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 a detail of part of the wing-operating shaft; Fig. 6 a cross section on line 6'6, Fig. 5; Fig. a similar-section on line 7- 7, Fig. 5; Fig. 8- a to view of one ofthe wings; Fig. 9 ap an, of t e aeroplane, and Figs. 10 and 11 are details of the wing.

The body 15 of the air ship is preferably of semi-elliptic form in longitudinal section, having the curved keel 16. Within body 15 are fitted a number of brackets 17 in which- The latter may be'turned on its axis so as to set shaft20 at a suitable angle to either side of the ship. ,The means for turnin shaft 18 consist of a hand lever 21 integral with one "of the arms 19 and carryin a sector 23 secured to'one' of the brackets, 17.

By manipulatin [this lever, shaft 20 may be'swung abouts aft 18 to assumethe position desired, and may then be locked in place by 'latch-22,-as will be readily understood. Upon shaft 20 are hun wings 24 arranged in pairs, the members- 0 which'extend from op osite sides of the shaft and are adapted to e simultaneously oscillated'in themanner hereinafter described. Each wing consists of a U-shaped frame 25having a slight rearward dip and perforated for accommodatin shaft 20. Upon. the longitudinal arms 0 frame 25 aremounted notched disks 26 apereripher for the of braces 27 attac ed to t e ends 0 frame 25'. Within 'apair of cross bars 28, 29'of passage a limited play upon their pivots,

lhaviu hey will open when the wing rises so that t and close" when the wing descends. To accomplish this result, the knuckles. 31 of slats 30 are squared, and by en aging the lower sides of bars 28, 29,\they wi 1 limit the down.

"ward fiiovemellt of the slats, (Fig. 11)

shaft 44 which is alsojournaled' in posts 37.

Wheel 42 may be throwninto or out of engagement with wheel 43 by lever'45, link 46 and shipping lever 47 which engages a grooved co lar 48 of wheel 42. Shaft 44mm ries the front propeller 49 andis'provided with setsof cranks arranged in pairs, the two cranks 50, 51, of each pair being adapted to operate two opposed wings. Cranks 50., 51 are set at right angles to each other and are connected to'the cross bars "28 of wings 24 byrods 52..' 4 7 It willbe seen that by manipulating levers 39, 45, the navigator may either operate rear propeller 36 alone, or he may operate such rear propeller in conjunction with the front propeller and with wings 24. These wings,

it will be observed, are oscillated directly tion of side winds. e

The air ship is surmounted by a plane 53 carried by posts 54. The frame of this plane is composed of a longitudinal bar 55, a pair of cross bars 56, and intersecting wires 57 engaging hooks 58 and adapted to be tightened up by nuts 59 Plane 53 is preferably curvedadownward near its rear end, (Fig.

-1) to assist in the ascent of the ship. and to direct the air toward the rear propeller. i I claim: "1 1. An air ship provided withv ailongitud-inal shaft, means for. laterall moving said shaft relatively to the axis 0 the sh'i two sets of wings journaled on said she and extending at opposite directions therefrom, and means for simultaneously oscillating opposed Win s.

2. An air 5 ip provided with a first longitudinal shaft, means for turning and locking said shaft, arms projecting from the shaft, a second longitudinal shaft carried by said arms, two sets of Wings journaled on said second shaft and extending atopposite dire'ctions therefrom, and means forsimultaneously oscillating opposed wings.

3. An air ship provided with a longitudinal shaft, means for laterally moving said shaft relatively to the axis of the shi two sets of frames journaled on 'said shafl; and extending at opposite directions therefrom, downwardly opening slats journalcd in said frames, means for limiting the downward movement of said slats, and means for simultaneously oscillating opposed frames.

4. An'air ship provided With.wings comsquared' knuckles for posed of a frame, a series of slats, and pivotally connecting the slats to the frame.

5. An air ship provided with a shaft having'a series of cranks arranged in pairs, the

members of which are set at right angles to each other, and with a series of wings also arranged in pairs, and means for connecting adjoining cranks to opposed Wings.

6. An air ship provided with a shafthaving a series of cranks arranged in pairs, the members of which are set at right angles to each other, and with a series of Wings also arranged in pairs, and with rods connecting adjoinin "cranks to opposed Wings.

Signs by me at New York city, (Manhattan,) N. Y., this th day of June, 1909.

HENRY 'MESINGER. \Vitn esses FRANK v.. BRrEsEN, EDWARD SCHORR.

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