Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-17
A WOman's Flying Machine.

THE LADY AERONAUT MAKING AERIAL NAvI
CATION EASY AND SAFE.
From the n. Y. Sun.
Mrs. Carl Myers, of Mohawk, N. Y, better
known as 'Carlotta," the lady aeronautist, ha:
lately obtained letters patent on several device:
pertaining to aerial navigation. She says she
believes that the day is not far distant wher
people will navigate the air as readily as they
now plough the seas. A recently patented fix
ture is attached to a hydrogen gas balloon, and
consists ola collapsical car, comprising the rud
der platform which has carried her on over 15C
voyages in space. This platform, surrounded
by hammock netting and supported by an eX
pansion hoop connected to the balloon By cords
Is described as somewhat like a light boat on
water, and tips or changes it's plane or level with
every different position of the aerOnaut stand
Ing upon 1t, either through alteration Of the CEN
ter OF gravity OF the entire air ship or through
Ine shortening or Iengthen1ng OF the netting
meshes. Alterations i'll the level OF this plat
form convert it into q rudder like that in the
stern OF "a boat while the balloon ascends, and
Wnen descending the lower or advancing edge
OF the platform guides the balloon in any direc-
lion, just as would u paddle or oar extended
from the bow of n bOat-thuS the balloon de-
scends toward any side of the platform which
the aeronauemay depress by stepping upon it.
This simple ami exceedingly effective apparatus
Is covered by one claim OF the patent.
Resting upon the expansion hoop OF the car is
n crank shaft of screw propeller, composed OF
a cloth sail, which twists into screw form as
soon as the Sn;tIt Is turned, and creates power
1ul currents of air flowing rearward, and By
alterations of angle or level serves to elevate,
depress, or deviale the course of any attached
aerial body, or give it steerageway for guidance
by rudder Tnls apparatus spreads five feet
across, moves as easily lady's fan, and folds
up as compactly as u parasol
At the rear is a kite-shaped rudder, composed
OF large square OF cloth stretched upon four
arms, JOinted by common pivot in the center.
This is attached TO the car by one arm through
q universal joint, permitting the rudder to
occupy any desirable position in horizontal,
vertical, or inclined plane, so that a single
rudder thus performs the work which has hith-
ertO demanded both a horizontal aud q vertical
rudder, either separately or in combination.
Ihis.apparatus either acts to guide the balloon
during its natural ascent 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
1t against the surface of the rudder kite. The
apparatus can perform greater variety of
evOlutions than q birds wings, spreads more
surface than any bird or other aerial mechan-
ism, 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 q
bird.
The apparatus has thus far proved of great
practical service, and demonstrates that q COM
mon balloon may be readily moved up, down,
or around In the air by mans unaided efforts
or rather, by wOman's effOrtS-and on landing
be relieved OF danger OF dragging.