The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-16
William Parrish and Son Sue
cessful Inventors, Work on
Device to Operate on
Wheels or Wings.
MAY sTARTLE WORLD
Younger Man Proposes to
Perfect Turbine Engine to
Revolutionize Transports
ton Through Air.

my son, Russell, and myself have
practically completed plans for . We
hicle which will antiquate the automo-
bile and the aeroplane. Briefly de-
scribed our device will be flying au-
tomobile which will carry seven pas
sengers and either. operate on its
wings and fly with the speed OF an
aeroplane." ed.
This announcement was made today
by William N. Parrish, 2e1 North
Twentieth street. this city. q retired
fence manufacturer and one of the
most successful of American invent
ors.
Mr.. Parrish stated that the develop
ment in aeronautics during the Euro
pean war has resulted in considerable
changing Of his original plans for an
aero-automobile. but that the device
has now been practically perfected
and that a patent will be applied for
before the end Of next month.
Predicts Maehlne's success.
Shortly after the first Of next year
my son. Russell. and myself will begin
work Of the construction Of our first
aero-automobile. With it's completion
. new era Of transportation will be in
troduced," Mr.. Parrish said. Il stake
my past successes rs IN inventor upon
the success OF the aeroautomobile."
Not having applied for his patent rs
yet, Mr.. Parrish would only describe
his flying auto In q general way. Its
body, he said, would resemble an au-
tomobile touring car somewhat close
Iy and be . radical departure from the
biplsne and monoplane types Of aero
planes. although the plane system will
BE- used for flight purposes.
when the operator of this machine
alights upon q road the planes can be
folded in and the machine operated as
an automobile on its four wheels. The
same engine will operate the machine
in flight and while on the ground" the
inventor stated.
The first aero-automobile will be op-
Grated with q high power gasoline aer-
oplane engine. but, Mr.. Parrish stated.
1t is the ultimate purpose of his son to
perfect . steam turbine engine Of
much greater power than the most
powerful gasoline engines now used.
Plans New Engine
Several years ago when myself and
son began work on the plans for the
aero-automobile he decided he would
perfect steam turbine engine for its
operative power and during the four
years he was q student at Purdue Uni.
versity he devoted q great part Of the
time to developing such an engine. He
has almost perfected IL at the present
time"
Mr.. Parrish states that as soon n
the first model OF the aeroautomobile
has successfully demonstrated It's
practicability 1t will be placed upon
the market, and he anticipates that Il
will be In great demand by European
powers now at war. He said:
Our device would be invaluable for
army purposes. greatly simplifying
transportation.
Il know some other inventors have
been engaged on the same line Of work
I have been devoting my time to but
I am confident that I am the first man
to perfect plans for q flying auto"
Mr.. Parrish has invented. among
many things. several kinds OF fencing.
Not long ago he sold his large fence
factory at Knightstown, Ind. to q large
Chicago mail order concern. He Ia
still interested in large fence factory
at Anderson. Ind.