AIR POWER
Roy J. Meyers - from LA built an air powered car in 1931. (air has
been used for years to power localised underground mine engines)
Myers, an engineer, built a 114lb, 6 cylinder radial air engine that
produced over 180 HP. Newspaper articles at the time reported that
the vehicle could cruise several hundred miles at low speeds.
Vittorio Sorgato - of Milan, Italy also created a very impressive
air powered vehicle in the 70's using compressed air stored as a
liquid. After a great deal of initial interest from Italian sources
his invention is now all but forgotten.
Robert Alexander - from Montebello, Ca. spent 45 days and around
$500 to put together a car (US PAT #3913004) based on a small 7/8ths
12 v-motor that provided the initial power. Once going , a hydraulic
and air system took over and recharged the small electric energy
drain. The inventor and his partner were determined that the auto
industry would not bury their "super power" system. To no avail.
Joseph P Troyan - designed an air powered flywheel that could propel
an automobile for 2c a mile. Using a principle of "ratio
amplification of motion" in a closed system, the Troyan motor (US PAT
# 040011) was easily attached to electric generators for pollution-
free variable power systems.
David McClintock - created his free energy device known as the
"McClintock Air Motor" (US PAT #2,982,26100) which is a cross between
a diesel engine with three cylinders with a compression ratio of 27
to 1, and a rotary engine with solar and plenary gears. It burns no
fuel, but becomes self-running by driving it's own air compressor.
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