Comments on: Yet Another Attempt to Defeat the Law of Gravity http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/29/yet-another-attempt-to-defeat-the-law-of-gravity/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/29/yet-another-attempt-to-defeat-the-law-of-gravity/comment-page-1/#comment-1075988 Firebrand38 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:05:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/29/yet-another-attempt-to-defeat-the-law-of-gravity/#comment-1075988 @Tom: Not ducted fans, more like Archimedian screws http://www.google.com/patents?id=f4xYAAAAEBAJ&printsec=drawing&zoom=4#v=onepage&q=&f=false landing gear patent here http://www.google.com/patents?id=vg1TAAAAEBAJ&printsec=drawing&zoom=4#v=onepage&q=&f=false @Tom: Not ducted fans, more like Archimedian screws http://www.google.com/patents?.....mp;f=false

landing gear patent here http://www.google.com/patents?.....mp;f=false

]]> By: sue dumller http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/29/yet-another-attempt-to-defeat-the-law-of-gravity/comment-page-1/#comment-1075986 sue dumller Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:59:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/29/yet-another-attempt-to-defeat-the-law-of-gravity/#comment-1075986 I am the grand daughter of Harry Cordy. Until now, I had no idea there were any records of the "helicopter" my grand father, father and cousins built. The "helicopter" was history by the time I was born in 1937. I believe is was a sore subject but I did hear my father speak of it many times. I imagine the "sore subject" memory came from the fact the plane was built at considerable cost for the times and during the depression. That seems to be how it goes with inventors. Anyway, my grand father and father did believe he was robbed by one of the major automobile companies. I have the patents for the shocks and struts which, Iwas told, were used without compensation to my grandfather. By the time this happend, he was broke and had no funds to fight big business. I am the grand daughter of Harry Cordy. Until now, I had no idea there were any records of the “helicopter” my grand father, father and cousins built. The “helicopter” was history by the time I was born in 1937. I believe is was a sore subject but I did hear my father speak of it many times. I imagine the “sore subject” memory came from the fact the plane was built at considerable cost for the times and during the depression. That seems to be how it goes with inventors. Anyway, my grand father and father did believe he was robbed by one of the major automobile companies. I have the patents for the shocks and struts which, Iwas told, were used without compensation to my grandfather. By the time this happend, he was broke and had no funds to fight big business.

]]> By: Tom http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/29/yet-another-attempt-to-defeat-the-law-of-gravity/comment-page-1/#comment-1044074 Tom Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:56:53 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/29/yet-another-attempt-to-defeat-the-law-of-gravity/#comment-1044074 Because of the time it was invented, not sure if any American companies were willing to take a chance on it, though he did build a working prototype. He approached at least one German firm, from what I understand. A couple things*did* come of the project, though -- enclosed propellers - the propellers on the top are a forerunner to modern ducted fans, and aircraft shocks and struts. He may have had a problem in filing his patents on the later as there are several things I've read in the past that cited that the idea was "stolen from him." Because of the time it was invented, not sure if any American companies were willing to take a chance on it, though he did build a working prototype. He approached at least one German firm, from what I understand. A couple things*did* come of the project, though — enclosed propellers – the propellers on the top are a forerunner to modern ducted fans, and aircraft shocks and struts. He may have had a problem in filing his patents on the later as there are several things I’ve read in the past that cited that the idea was “stolen from him.”

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