The "Reconnoitre" Flying Machine.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 250, 28 March 1888, Page 4

The "Reconnoitre" Flying Machine.

Mn Joski'U Asi'.wr.'H, cai pentcr and joiner, of Wellington, is the latent aspirant to fame as an inventor of a contrivance for a? rial iiight, and hah, deigned a complicated machine, lor which btTih about to apply for a patent,, under the name of "The Rcron--ohio Flying Machine."' Mr Askwith ha« long; utmlieri the subject', and the ilti*\» n which he ha^.^lcngtrnnwUiccdisacouibiiiat.ion ci the b.uloon and the vvnged machine. Itb imun'.oi i-s s-anguino that it could be brought, into piaetical use for military inivpoM>, soaiinft over an e:.emy, dropping shot 01 shell into his i ank^, and then returning to frie'i'liy qu.urcif, being under control all the t pne. The cJf vnting power is> to consist ofalaigcgas bnllocn (with pressure guages a : id etcapc \al\cs v/ithin i each and sight of ihe opoiMoi). and a large hon/.ontal iota, , r an, \\i).< i h can be r-cvcised, like tlie pro,)ollei ot a <-{ianu., lor the purpose ot low ei ing the ni.'l.veiy to terra, jinna ;\</nv>, the <j.m\ bemu n't the same ciine allowed to el,e 1 , ,p<- in mi '.he balloon. Ilori- . ontEii nioj-vU'MJ is piopo-ed to be obtained by nici'is 'oi a v cttu .il* j>ropellov placed in fuint o! the (.['ciatoi, vhich, again, ran be reveiscd in oidu to obtain bnekwaid motion. The motoi i^ to be a large driving wheel, woiked by the .u'onaut's knee, and it's power 1 c inq multiplied to an enormoiis dcgice by a -eiio?, cf co^" wheel?. A set of silk \.'injjs at the hav't and Hides of the nKahnu-rxo be ..ctr.ateJ by cords worked by the upyiatto lott. a-.o to be the ai coring a')| .\i.'.fiv. Tin de\t.opme«t of Mr Askwith - 'lo'.ic-e i y ac'ual c^iiciiment -xx ill be nwnitid with ipf.fie^.