Show UTAh UTA IN INVENTOR H OAS R REAL L I IDEA EA loi Dixie Fruit Grower Expects Expects Expects Ex Ex- to Lift Aircraft With His Helicopter S. S L. L Tribune Theres There's a man from Virgin Utah and he has bas an idea What's more he has faith that his idea will ill work Hes He's invented a helicopter that helicopter that is a minIature miniature miniature min min- and now hes he's about to io start the construction of a working working work work- ing model The man is D D. A. A Flannigan and he he first started work on this helicopter twenty twenty five five years ago He Ht received his patents from the United States States' patent olice just last week According to Webster a r ris Is a flying machine sustained by one or more air screws turning on v axes axes In other words it is an airplane airplane air air- plane which will rise vertically from the ground cana be sustained stationary sta sta- in the air and can be raised and lowered directly up and down It Itis Itis Itis is an achievement which have not yet been able to accomplish But Mr Flannigan thinks hes he's done doneit it and hes he's started out to prove it Under the terms of the patent 2 4 6 60 or more motors may engage the main shaft at the lower base of the frame possibly from two to three thousand horsepower Mr Flannigan said Rotors of a convenient diameter diameter diame diame- ter sufficient to load the power will engage and be driven n by the main shaft in the upper portion of the frame each pair of rotors running Inthe in inthe inthe the opposite direction The lifting rotors and the power plant as well as the car for the op operator operator op op- and additional load load- wi will all fall faU in t the e sam same same vertical line Une and Itis it itis itis is only in compliance with the natural law that the center of gravity will always hang in the same vertical line with the center of the pressure of the air I I I Horizontal movement will be by I leans of a 8 propeller in a vertical plane I under the vertical lift lif rotors and control will be by means lof of a 8 rudder in the rear rent I Vertical control will be had by byI I means of metal sheets hinged in the center the operators operator's car an anthe and the lifting rotors with means for fol adjusting adjusting ad ad- to produce any amount amoun of down pressure desired and allow allow- ng the motors to run continuously under under under un un- der full power Should it develop that tha he machine will be able to stay aloft alof on 50 CO or even 75 more practical and safer basis The building of the test plane willbe will wll be begun within a few weeks Mr Flanigan said although just where the plane would be built bunt is undecided Isis Ills I project is back by a sma small group o omen of amen men under the name of Multiple Rotor I company The plane will win be built bunt o of I aluminum alloys and the best of steel I iThe The initial plane is estimated to cos cost If it proves s successful Mr Flanigan is of the opinion the planes plane I can can be made at a cost of 1000 apiece The home office of the is in Cedar City The com company pan is incorporated for I I Officers in the Multiple Rotor come com com- I e parry pany include R. R G. G Williams president president I dent G Gorge orge B. B Hancock secretary secretary- treasurer Wells Williams James S S. S I Berry and D. D A. A Flanigan the inventor invent Invent- or directors Although a Mr Flanigan Flanigan Flani Flani- gan has been interested in Inventions invention all his life and has spent considerable ime upon them He lie patented a four four- wheel drive for automobiles in 1923 1023 and designed and built the Zion tramway tramway tram tram- way in Zion canyon twenty five years year ago His knowledge of me mechanics am and science he has gleaned from constant constan reading and practical experience Mr Flannigan will leave lea for Lo Los Angeles for a brief business visit in inthe inthe inthe the interests of his company |