George Pocock
George Pocock (1774–1843) was an aero inventor from Bristol, England. He used kites for propulsion of carriages on land, in an invention he called the charvolant.[1] He first tested the charvolant in 1822.[2]
Pocock wrote a book, The Aeropleustic Art or Navigation in the Air by the use of Kites, or Buoyant Sails, published in 1827.[3] According to which:
When a boy, the inventor of the BUOYANT SAIL amused himself by attaching to the string of the common paper kite a stone, which it would rapidly draw along the ground; by experiment, he found that if the stone was very light, the kite would fly swiftly away with it, and thus, unduly ballasted, would soon fall to the earth. By attaching a stone of heavier weight, a diminished speed was obtained, and the kite continued floating a uniform height (p. 5).
And so forth.
He invented and patented other devices, especially for educational use.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is George Pocock
- Patent GB-1826-5420 (English title: Improved kites)
- Patent FR-1827-2641 (English title: Application of kites to navigation, elevation, signals, and the safety of shipwrecked persons, Filing date: 1826-12-28)
Publications by or about George Pocock
- Pocock, 1827, Aeropleustic Art (Simple title: Aeropleustic Art, Kites, or Buoyant Sails)
References
Links
http://bases-brevets19e.inpi.fr/index.asp?page=rechercheAvancee
| Names | George Pocock |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1774 |
| Death date | 1843 |
| Countries | GB |
| Locations | Bristol |
| Occupations | teacher, inventor |
| Tech areas | Kite |
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