A LAND SHIP.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 451, 27 March 1912, Page 7

A LAND SHIP.

■A German engineer has just invented and patented a sailing vesse. for use on highways. Realising the importance of the wind to the r.ero naut and the mariner, the Germai: conceived the idea that it might be made to serve on land as well, am: his unique craft is the result. Th( sail vehicle just invented, is simple and makes fair progress over good roads and across sandy stretches, such as a sea beach. The dominating features in the construction ar< lightness and eSective steering facili ties. The preseat form is a light framework supporting a saddle and a mast for the sail, and resting upon four wheels, one wheel on either side and one before and one behind. The two latter are of a larger diameter than the former, and all are fai apart, as is the practice with motoi wheels. The chief peculiarity in the device is the connection of the wheels v;ith one another. The rear wheel and the right side wheel are rigidly connected together, and the same it the case with the front wheel and the left side wbseel. The two connecting bars are joined with eact other "by means of an axle or crossbar, the attachment at each end being of a hinged type. A person sitting on the saddle rests his feet on this transverse axle, and by suitaVde pressure can at once alter the relation of the wheels to the mair axis of the frame work. This arrangement furthermore leaves his hands completely free for adjusting the position of the sail or using a j