Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-17
A wOMAN's FLYING MACHINE
The Lady AerOnaut Making Aerial Navi-
cation Nesy and Safe.


MOHAWK, n. Y, June 13.-Mrs. Carl
Myers of this village, better known as
'Carlotta,' the lady aeronautist, has
lately obtained letters patent on several
devices pertaining TO aerial navigation.
She says she believes that the day is not
far distant when people will navigate the
air as readily as they now plough the
seas. A recently patented fixture is at
taohed to hydrogen gas balloon, and
consists of a cOllapsical car. comprising
the rudder platform which has carried her
on over $50 voyages in space. This plat
form, surrounded by hammock netting
and supported by an expansion hoop con-
nected to the balloon by cords, is de-
scTibed as somewhat like light boat on
water, and tips or changes its plane or
level with every different position of the
aerOnaut standing upon it. either through
alteration of the centre of gravity of the
entire air ship or through the shortening
or lengtheniDg Of the netting meshes. AL
terations in the level of this platform con-
vert 1t into a rudder like that in the stern
of a boat while the balloon ascends, and
when descending the lower or advancing
edge of the platform guides the balloon
in any direction, just as would paddle or
oar extended from the bow of a boat
thus the balloon descends toward any side
of the platform which the aerOnaut may
depress by stepping upon it. This simple
and exceedingly effective apparatus is GOV.
cred by one claim of the patent.
sting upon the expansion hoop of the
car is the crank shaft of screw prOpel-
Ter, composed of a cloth sail, which
twists into screw form as soon as the
shaft is turned, and creates powerful cur
rents OF air flowing rearward, and by
alterations of angle or level serves to ele-
Yate, depress, or deviate the course of any
attached aerial body, or give it stesrage-
way for guidance by a rudder. This ap-
paTatus spreads five feet across, moves
as easily as a lady's fan, and folds up as
cOmpactly as parasOl.
At the rear is q kite-shaped rudder, COM
posed of large square of cloth stretched
upon four arms, Joined by a common
pivot in the centre. This is attached to
the car by one arm through universal
joint, permitting the rudder to occupy
any desirable position in horizontal, verti-
cal, or inclined plane, 80 that a SINGLE
rudder thus performs the work which has
hitherto demanded both a horizontal and
a vertical rudder, either separately or in
combination. This apparatus either acts
to guide the balloon during it's natural as
cent or descent, or the aerOnaut at will
can give any direction to the airship by
revolving the propeller sail toward any
point, or by projecting the air flung from
it against the surface OF the rudder kite.
The apparatus can perform greater va
rety of evOlutions than a birds wings,
| spreads more surface than any bird or
other aerial mechanism, weight for
weight, and has the ability to create at
any time wind for its own sails, and can
/ yet furl its wings almost as suddenly as a
/ bird.
The apparatus has thus far proved OF
! great practical service, and demonstrates
that a common balloon may be readily
moved up, down, or around in the air by
mans unaided efforts-Or rather, by a
wOman's efforts-and on landing be re-
lieved Of danger of dragging.