Governable Aerostatic vessel.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1895-Accepted, 6th Apr., 1895
Governable Aerostatic vessel.
I FREDERICK WILLIAM GOLBY of 36 Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention as
communicated to me by Carl Oetling of Lampestrasse 7 Leipsic, Germany,
Gentleman, to be as follows :-
:-
This invention relates to a governable aerostatic vessel in which the flying body
is raised by wheels acting as a turbine and assisted when required by lateral wings,
and is moved forwards by chain pump mechanism.
The aerostatic vessel consists of a central longitudinal compartment in which
the motors, persons &c. are carried, having on each side a turbine wheel or wheels
for raising the vessel. These wheels are carried on longitudinal shafts and have
vanes or sails which are feathered by a double grooved can plate in which work
pins or rollers carried by blocks sliding on the radial arms to which the vanes or
sails are pivotted, said blocks being connected by crank mechanism to the vanes or
sails. The pins or rollers on the blocks are caused to alternately enter the inner
and outer groove of the cam plate by means of an eccentric actuated by the
longitudinal shaft. Two or more vanes or sails are pivotted on each radial arm and
their parallel motion is effected by sprocket wheel or other suitable mechanism.
The vanes or sails may be feathered in various ways;-for example, by epicyclic
gearing deriving motion from the longitudinal shafts, or by causing the ends of
said vanes to travel in paths eccentric to the said shafts.
The turbine wheels are enclosed in a casing open at the bottom and having a
flap or door at the top through which the air can be drawn into the wheel and
there compressed and driven out at the bottom. A door is also provided at the
rear of the turbine casing which can be opened and the top door closed when the
turbines are required to assist in forward propulsion only. The shafts of
the wheels are mounted on ball and socket joints or are supported on the points of
bolts screwing through fixed parts of the casing. Lateral wings are fixed on the
outside of the turbine casing to assist in raising the vessel when required.
The chain pump mechanism for moving the vessel forwards consists of endless
chains passing over suitable gear wheels and rollers above and below the turbine
wheels and longitudinally of the vessel. These chains carry blades or vanes which
are feathered by suitable mechanism, means being provided for causing said blades
or vanes to travel in a larger or smaller path according to whether the chain
mechanism is required to assist in raising the vessel or in propelling it forwards
only.
The chain pump mechanism and the turbine are actuated by motors carried in
the central longitudinal compartment aforementioned. A rudder or the like is
provided at the rear of the vessel and is fitted so as to be capable of being raised
or lowered, or turned to either side. The under part of the vessel is provided with
spring roller feet to soften shocks or blows.
Dated this 4th day of June 1894.
F. W. GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.

page_text: 1 FREDERICK WILLIAM GOLBY of 36 Chancery Lane, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention as com-
municated to me by Carl Oetling of Leipsic, Germany, Gentleman, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide simple and efficient device for
navigating the air, the device comprising a suitable flying wheel having inner and
outer lifting planes so actuated as to imitate by recurrent movement, as the device
is operated, the continuous flight of birds.
To that end the invention consists of the construction, combination and arrange-
ment of the various parts of the improved flying machine shewn and described in
the following Specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, and
in which :-
Figure 1 is a side view in central longitudinal section of the flying wheel of the
improved form of flying machine;
Figure 2 is a front view partially in section of Figure 1 ;
Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 except that the moving parts are shewn
in a different position; and
Figure 4 is an end view of the device from the rear ;
Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8, are various views of a modified form of the device shewn
in Figures 1 to 4; and
Figures 9 and 10, are views of the regulating device of the apparatus; and
Figures 11 to 13 show in detail on an enlarged scale various portions of the
mechanism of the device, while
Figures 14 and 15 represent a modification in cross and longitudinal section
respectively.
Referring to the drawings
The flying wheel, the axis of which is arranged along the direction of flight, is
equipped with any desired number of aeroplanes, pressing the air downwards by a
characteristic movement.
In the form of device shewn in Figures 1 to 4 on the partition 31 which carries
the bearings of the shaft 3, is fixed an eccentric 4 provided with an outer and an
inuer guide-way 5 and 6 respectively.
The shaft 3 is rotated by a suitable motor, preferably located in the passenger
car or room, which car or room is supported upon or beneath the wheel, but as
such car forms no part of this invention, I have not deemed it necessary to show
the same in the drawings.
The eccentrics might have any suitable form, for instance a cam-shaped form.
Within the guide-ways 5 and 6 are carried the gibs or blocks 7, sliding upon
rods 8. These rods are rivetted at one end to a hub 9 and at the other end they
are secured to a ring 10.
Each rod 8 is provided with two aeroplanes 51, 53, which are preferably formed
of steel frames loosely covered with sail cloth or silk. The aeroplanes may be
arranged in any number; three of them would be sufficient in many cases.
The outer aeroplane 51.is rigidly secured at one side to a
connected at the free end to the block 7 by means of a link 13.
at the other end with a pin 14 having a roller 15 (Figure 1).
within the guide ways 5 and 6 so as to properly regulate the
in the revolution of the ring 10.
crank 12 which is
This link is fitted
This roller slides
aeroplanes 51, 53

page_text: The movement of the guiding blocks into the inner or outer way is auto-
matically effected, and to do this in order to move the said rollers alternately
within the great and alternately within the small guide way, on the shaft 3 is
mounted a gear wheel 16 meshing with a gear wheel 17, on the shaft of which an
ccentric 18 is fixed (see Figures 2 and 3). A plate 19 of the eccentric 4 is pressed
gainst the said eccentric 18 by means of a spring 20 and a pin 21. Within this
late 19 are mounted by means of small shoulders the arms 22 and 25 pivotted
at 23 and 24 respectively.
When the plate 19 is pushed outwards by means of eccentric 18 then the arm 22
bears against the outer flange 26 and the arm 25 closes the inner guide way 6, as
shewn in Figure 2. Again if the smaller semi-circle of the eccentric 18 comes into
contact with plate 19, then the latter is pressed against the eccentric 18 by means
of spring 20; at the same time the outer way 5 is closed by the arm 22 and the
arm 25 bears against the inner flange 27 (Figure 3).
The relative number of teeth on the gear wheels 16 and 17 is such that
after one tour within the outer way 5 follows one tour within the inner way and
vice versa.
For giving the same position to the inner and outer aeroplanes, each axis of
these aeroplanes is provided at the other end with a sprocket wheel 28 and these
sprocket wheels are connected by a chain 29 (see Figure 4).
To prevent the aeroplanes from coming into dead position, upon the axles of the
inner aeroplanes 53 is fixed a second sprocket wheel 2, over which runs an endless
chain 11 connecting all the said wheels (see Figure 4).
The inner aeroplanes 53 have not only for their object to increase the surface,
but the principal advantage consists in conveying the compressed air from the upper
aeroplanes to the lower ones and in further compressing the air at the same time.
For obtaining a smooth movement it is preferable to mount the shafts 3 of
the flying wheel in ball and socket joints, or in the joints of the screw bolts 30
passing through the bearing partitions 31 (Figure 1). On the shafts 3 are fixed
the driving pulleys 32 near the bearing partitions 31.
The entire flying wheel is surrounded by a jacket 57 of sheet metal. This jacket
is open at the lower part, while at the upper part it is provided with an opening 571
(see Figure 4). This jacket has for its object to hold the compressed air and
combined with the vertical aeroplanes to prevent the lateral escapement of the air,
so that the air can only escape from above to below. At the same time the jacket
permits of sucking the air from the top whereby a double advantage results, the
entire mechanism acting as a turbine.
In the modified form of the device shewn in Figures 5 and 6 the wheel 50 being
moved by a rope rotates the outer aeroplanes mounted on axles; these aeroplanes
being connected to the inner aeroplanes 53 by means of endless chains 52 and
sprocket wheels, so as to regulate correspondingly the inner aeroplanes.
A double crank 54 (Figure 6) fixed on the axle of the outer aeroplanes at one
side and provided with roller pins 55 at both ends, is designed to determine the
position of the aeroplanes. For this purpose the roller pins 55 run within an
elliptic guiding bar 56.
The said aeroplanes are rotated to the rear about their own axles once for every
two revolutions of the flying wheel. Thus the roller pins are exchanged in the
guiding bar 56, this being done in the vertical position of the aeroplanes and the
double cranks respectively. At that moment both roller pins are within the guiding
bar and equidistant from the eccentric centre of the guiding bar, see the position
shewn at the left hand of Figure 5.
The guiding bar is bent outwards at the front and at the rear end and turned to
the direction of the pins, so as to receive them better.
This construction has the advantage that according to the direction of revolution
of the shaft 3 the flying wheel may be moved forwards or backwards.
In Figures 7 and 8 is shewn another modified form of the flying wheel in which
also a forward and backward movement of the machine is possible.

page_text: On the screw bolt passing through the bearing partition 31 is fixed a concentric
gear wheel 58 meshing with a gear wheel 59, and the gear. wheel 59 meshes with a
gear wheel 60, the shaft of which is provided with a sprocket wheel 61. Each
inner aeroplane is fitted with a sprocket wheel 61, and the several sprocket wheels
are in connection by means of a chain 62. On the shaft of one of these sprocket
wheels 61 is mounted a sprocket wheel 63 which is in connection with an outer
sprocket wheel 65 by means of a chain 64.
To the shaft of the sprocket wheel 65 is secured a sprocket wheel 66 which is
connected to the sprocket wheels of the outer aeroplanes by means of a chain 67.
In this manner the-outer-aeroplanes-51-are-regulated by the inner ones.
For increasing or diminishing-the-speed- of the above described flying wheels
provision must be made for manipulating the aeroplanes in such a manner that the
resistance of the wind is broken. In Figures 9 and 10 is represented a device.
having for its object to so regulate the aeroplanes. In the example shewn the
flying wheel is provided for the sake of simplicity with but three outer
aeroplanes 51 formed of any number of wings 104. The mechanism for moving
these wings is shewn in Figures 11, 12 and 13 on an enlarged scale. It is to be
noted, that in this example the aeroplanes 51 are rotated in the same manner as in
the modification shewn in Figures 7 and 8; for the wheel 60 is rotated by the gear
wheel 58 by means of a gear wheel 59, and by the wheel 60 the aeroplanes are
moved by means of the sprocket wheels 66 and the chain 67.
The wings 104 of the aeroplanes are formed of a wire loosely covered with silk
or the like and mounted in the steel frame 51¹. In order that these wings may
take but a certain oblique angle, to each end of the said wires is secured a hook
shaped lever 103, the hook of which is carried in a wedge shaped slot 105 of the
sliding rod 101. By reason of the resistance of the air the levers 103 have the
tendency to occupy the highest point within the slot 105 whereby the wings 104
come into an oblique position, as shewn in Figure 13.
In order to regulate the speed of the flying wheel, which is dependent upon the
oblique position of the wings 104, the arm 100 of the sliding rod 101 is connected
to a rope, passing in any suitable manner over pulleys to the shaft 3 of the flying
wheel.
The other end of the rope is attached to a disk 38, which is movable in the
longitudinal direction of the shaft 3 in such manner as to tighten or slacken the
rope as so moved.
The rope 37 being tightened, the sliding rod 101 is moved to the left and the
wing 104 is brought into the position shewn in Figure 12, or it is only turned at a
certain angle, as the case may be. In this manner the resistance of the air is
broken and the velocity of the flying wheel is reduced. After having loosened the
rope the wings return into the position indicated in Figure 13.
The regulation of the wings is effected from the passenger room through said
disk 38 and ropes 37 by means of a lever 39 actuating the same.
For this purpose
the lever 39 is connected to a yoke 40 surrounding the disk 38. The other end of
the said yoke is pivoted to the bearing partition 31 by means of links 41, 42. The
rope 37 is provided with a suitable lock 37' which permits of turning the rope.
Figures 14 and 15 show another modification in which a shaft is mounted in
the standards h, the pulley ion said standard being driven by a motor placed
within the engine room. Upon the shaft a¹ is fixed a chain or sprocket wheel a
connected with a sprocket wheel c of double size by means of an endless chain b.
The sprocket wheel c is fixed upon the axle c¹ which has its bearings in the rods e
mounted on the axle a'. By the fact that the sprocket wheel c is double the size
of the sprocket wheel b, the wheel c is set in recurrent movement, when the flying
wheel is rotated. The axles support the frame d in which the lifting or
aeroplanes d' are supported so as to be brought into an oblique position. This is
effected by means of a simple drawing mechanism (as a rope or the like) which
is preferably actuated from the passenger room.
By reason of the resistance of the air the aeroplanes are automatically brought

page_text: into an oblique position whereby the forward movement of the flying wheel in the
direction of the arrow (Figure 2) is effected.
.
· By the fact that but one wing consisting of several aeroplanes is arranged, the
vertical disadvantageous currents of air are prevented.
The disadvantageous currents which result notwithstanding this arrangement are
carried away by means of a screw f mounted on the axle a'. Near the screw fis
fixed a second screw g having double the pitch of the screw f. This second screw
serves to increase the horizontal currents produced and at the same time to effect a
reduction of the peripherical effect of said currents.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. In a flying machine, the combination with a casing therefor, of a flying wheel
having aeroplanes 51 and 53, and means for automatically shifting the planes of
such aeroplanes relative to their own axes as the flying wheel is rotated, substantially
as shewn and described.
2. In a flying machine, the combination with a wheel rotatable upon its axis, of
aeroplanes 51 and 53 mounted in the wheel and movable upon their several axes,
levers for so moving such aeroplanes, slides or blocks connected to such levers, an
inner and an outer guide way for the slides substantially circular in form one
smaller than the other arranged eccentric to the axis of the flying wheel and
surrounding the same, and automatic mechanism for directing the slides or blocks
first into the smaller and then into the larger guide ways as the flying wheel is
rotated, substantially as shewn and described.
3. In a flying machine, the combination with a flying wheel having aeroplanes 51
and 53, of means for automatically shifting the position of the planes relative to
the axis of the flying wheel as such wheel is rotated, substantially as shewn and
described.
4. In a flying machine, the combination with a flying wheel, of inner and outer
aeroplanes 51 and 53 mounted therein so as to be movable on their own axes,
gearing connecting the axial shafts of the inner and the outer aeroplanes so that the
movement of one will move the other, a rod connected with one of the aeroplanes
in such manner as to move the same upon its axis, a slide or block connected to the
rod, and a guide was or ways for the block arranged eccentric to the axis of the
flying wheel, substantially as shewn and described.
5. In a flying machine, the combination with a flying wheel of inner and outer
aeroplanes 51 and 53 movable upon their own axes mounted in the wheel, sprocket
wheels and chains connecting the same together so that the movement of any one
of the aeroplanes will actuate the others, and mechanism for automatically moving
one or more of the aeroplanes as the flying wheel is rotated, substantially as
shewn and described.
6. In a flying machine, the combination with a flying wheel of inner and outer
aeroplanes 51 and 53 movable upon their axes mounted therein, a guide way or
cam arranged eccentric to the axis of the flying wheel, and mechanism operated by
the eccentric connected with the aeroplanes for moving the same as the flying
wheel is rotated, substantially as shewn and described.
7. In a flying machine, the combination with a flying wheel, of aeroplanes
mounted therein consisting of wings 104 mounted movable in frames 511, and
means for adjusting the plane of the wings relative to the frames, substantially as
shewn and described.
8. In a flying machine of the class described, the combination with a rotatable
flying wheel baving aeroplanes arranged about the axis thereof of a casing or
jacket for the wheel having an upper and a lower opening, substantially as shewn
and described.
9. In a flying wheel of the class described the modification in which but one
wing consisting of several aeroplanes d' is arranged, this wing being actuated by

page_text: means of a concentric sprocket wheel operating a sprocket wheel c of double size,
so that the wing makes a half recurrent movement, in combination with two
screws fg permitting of carrying away the disadvantageous currents of air,
substantially as shewn and described.
SML 1005
F. W. GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.