Patent GB-1893-4589
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The machine comprises two wings G, a fixed plane i, and a rearwardly projecting rudder. The wings are actuated by a compressed air motor F supplied from a reservoir behind the aëronaut, which is replenished by air pumps actuated by hand and treadle mechanism E, D. The whole is supported on the shoulders of the aëronaut, who runs along the ground to start the apparatus. The wings are provided with cloth valves that open on the upstrokes and a kind of depending flange r on its forward edge.
Misclassified as GB aërial machines with aërostats or buoyant bodies? (actually mis-indexed: see)
Sources
- Abridgment of patent specifications, Class 4, 1893–96, p. 3
Year filed | 1893 |
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Office | GB |
Patent number | 4589 |
Inventors | M. H. Rumpf |
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Applicant person | J. O. O'Brien |
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Applicant type | INDIV |
Applicant is inventor? | 0 |
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English title | Wings flapped by human-powered compressed-air motor |
Tech fields | hybrid, human-powered, flapping, takeoff, pneumatic |
Filing date | 1893-03-02 |
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National tech categories | GB 4, GB aërial machines with aërostats or buoyant bodies, GB aërial machines without aërostats or buoyant bodies |
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