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Compressed Air Vehicles
Dennis Papin came up with the idea of using compressed air in the RoyalSociety London, 1687. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
The first recorded compressed-air vehicle was built in france by the Frenchmen Andraud and Tessie of Motay in 1838. -
The History of Compressed Air VehiclesIt was tested on track at Chaillot on the 9th July 1840, and worked well, but the idea was not pursued further. -
Air Car History
in 1869 Charles B. Hodges created an air car that was commercially successful; hundreds were sold to the mining industry being the first person, not only to invent a car driven by a compressed air engine but also to have considerable commercial success with it. -
The History of Compressed Air VehiclesMekarskiengine was used for street transit, it was a single-stage engine. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
Numerous locomotives were manufactured, Mékarski system tram networks were also built in other towns in France like Vichy in 1895, Aix-les-Bains in1896, La Rochelle in 1899, and Saint-Quentin in 1901. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
Between 1890 and 1902 ten compressed air trams circulated in Bern, Switzerland. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
In 1896, Porter supplied ten compressed air motor cars for the Eckington System in Washington, D.C. There was a tank on the front of the engine and it was recharged at the station. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
first urban transport locomotive was not introduced until 1898, by Hoadley and Knight. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
Louis C. Kiser, a 77 year old from Decatur USA has succeeded in converting his gasoline engine into an air compressed system. Kiser removed the entire gasoline line, the cylinder head, water-cooling system, and self starter. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
Lee Barton Williams of Pittsburg USA presented his invention: an automobile which, he claims, runs on air. -
The first hybrid diesel and compressed air locomotive appeared in 1930, in Germany.
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The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
In 1934Johannes Wardenier announced he developed the world’s first fuel-less automobile. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
Joseph P. Troyan designed an air-powered flywheel that could propel an automobile using the principle of "ratio amplification of motion in a closed system." -
History of air power
In the 1970’s Willard Truitt presented his invention in McKees Rocks, USA. But because he did not have the financial means to develop his compressed air car further he gave the rights of his invention to NASA and the US Army in 1982. -
History of air power
After noticing steam pumps in Texas refineries Russel R. Brown started thinking about air powered engine. Twenty years later, in 1974, his invention was finished and claimed that his engine could not only run on air but could also be its own source of power. -
History of air power
January 1975 driving on compressed air was proposed by Sorgato in Italy as a viable fuel-economy alternative to the electric car for industrial and urban use. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
Ray Starbard from Vacaville, California developed a truck that is able to drive on compressed air. He felt that he had invented the power system of the future, a system that would greatly change the automotive face of the world. -
History of air power
Terry Miller decided that compressed air was the perfect medium for storing energy. He developed Air Car One, which he built for $ 1,500. Terry’s engines showed that it was feasible to manufacture a car that could run on compressed air. -
The History of Compressed Air Vehicles
Currently the tram association in Bern Switzerland (BTG) is developing a locomotive according to the original plans. It is expected to be ready in 2010.
