Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-06-15

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tom Of the platform. and is made OF
thin brass plates. At the front end
Of the long car. Is another brass fan
which Is 30 constructed that it Can
be turned in any direction hy the
feet OF The occupant of the car. while
the centre fan is at the same time
worked by his hands.
A man of ordinary strength can re-
volve the handles at the rate of 100 a
minute, which gives the fan $500
revolutions. The silk cylinder, filled
with hydrogen gas, which is the
lightest that can be used, is to sustain
all but q fraction of the weight to be
carried, and the central fan is ex-
pected to lift the rest by pressure
upon the air similar to that which a
propeller wheel has upon the water.
The air being much less dense, the
fan or aeria! screw is given rapidi-
ty of motion sufficient to partially
overcome this difference. By revers-
ing the motion, the fan power is so
exerted Is to lower the machine at
will. The fan at the end of the
framework il revolved with great
rapidity BY. foot power, and can be
turned straight ahead or on either
side, working on q plan similar to
the Fowler stsering propeller. By
the use q the fan the machine can
be stesssd Ike Z ship, and the inven-
tor expects that aerial navigation
viii accomplished in the ,saDe
manner that the ocean is traversed
by ships, the gas-filled cylinder serv-
ing the purpose of sail, and the
fans guiding the machine through
the air.
Mr.. p. T. Barnum, who is inter-
ested in the invention, was present
at Yesterdays test. There was flaw
in the steeraSe apparatus, by which
the fan was caught and broken;
nevertheless the machine raised as
high as the ceiling, and was lowered
ut the will of the operator. We are
informed that the machine was test
ed day or two ago in the presence
of an expert from New York, and
that it worked perfectly, sailing
about the room, and all the time
under the perfect control of the
operator. Mr.. Ritchel has been
working upon the invention since
1871, and is confident he has found
the much-sought-for principle to be
safely applied in aerial navigation.
He has applied for patents in the
United States, Canada, Great Britain,
and France. He expects that larger
machine, capable of carrying several
men, would work even more success
fully than the small one now being
tested, rs more power could be en-
ployed, ard ne even has hopes of
larger one, in which the motive pow
er will be furnished by small en-
gine. He informs us that the model
of his invention has been shown to
the editor of the Scientific .inWrrdn,
who said he believed it might be
made 50 successful that trip could
he taken to the North Pole in it.
Mr. Ritchel is a very intelligent
looking gentlemen. apparently about
thirty-fiye wears of age. he claims
tat all othes inventors have failed
with their fiylng machines because
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