Louis [ Luigi ] ROTA
Aero Radio Balistique
http://www.wikirota.org/en/Aero_Radio_Balistique "Le Matin" (
November 15th, 1915 )
Aero Radio Balistique
Jules Verne In Action
Marseille, 13
September. From the special correspondent of “Matin”.
Currently residing
in our town an Italian Engineer has made an astounding
discovery and that has resolved the problem of holding,
absolutely immobile, a body in space.
Professor Louis Rota
--- that is his name --- has invented an apparatus which
triumphs over the law of gravitation and is able to hold
immobile in the air at a height of five hundred, six hundred,
indeed 1000 metres, a considerable weight.
It is possible to
move this apparatus at a prodigious velocity in any direction
and it may be stopped at any point all that, it is understood,
without a mechanical motor of any sort, simply by using
Hertzian waves.
The principle of
this invention rests on the special partitioning of
electrostatic and magnetic forces enabling forces of
attraction and repulsion sufficient to maintain the apparatus
suspended , immobile at a variable height of 400 to 1000
metres for many hours, forty or more. If the wind speed is
less than 14 Km/second, the apparatus remains at the same
point. In the case that the wind is stronger, the apparatus
can rise higher above the wind and remain immobile.
Experiments have
already been made which have already given results. The other
has been made at Marseille with an apparatus in the form of a
cigar 4 metres long and 75 cm diameter weighing 95 kilos. It
can lift 45 Kilos and remain 24 hours in the air. It moved 200
Kilometres from its point of departure, and could go from
Marseille to Paris (653 kilometres in a direct line) in 3
hours and Paris to Turin (585 Kilometres) in two and a quarter
hours.
Rota’s Note on the Construction “The Aero
Radio Ballistique Type C”
Rota’s Note on the Construction “The Aero Radio
Ballistique Type C” -- Translation :
In a previous note I
have indicated that metals enclose a latent energy which can,
with the aid of certain natural forces, be awakened and
utilized.
I make it known
furthermore, that the attraction of the earth is due to the
action of a certain natural force which it has been possible
equally to control and utilize.
This is the force
that keeps in equilibrium the molecules of different bodies.
Its action along with that of many other natural forces
assures their cohesion.
If therefore a
metallic mass is treated in a suitable manner with the aid of
the natural force which we will call “attraction of the
earth”, it is possible to neutralize the above mentioned
action which the metallic mass experiences, in such a manner
that the mass rests in equilibrium in the air. If one applies
to said mass a force greater than the attraction of the earth
in the opposite direction, the mass will rise in the air. If
by means of a special apparatus one diminishes the intensity
of said force, the mass will descend more or less rapidly.
Such are the
principles which allow the realization of a flying device
insensible to the action of the earth and also presents
certain number of other advantages.
The apparatus is
composed essentially of a closed metallic capsule containing a
motor and passengers. The capsule can have any convenient
shape, according to the use for which it is required. The form
does not have to be aerodynamic, this is of no importance.
This capsule is neutral, that is to say the metallic parts of
it are not subject to particular treatment. It rests on the
ground by means of four wheels and has on the lower part a
type of multi-metallic platform carrying four feet which can
enter into the ground. The platform is made of metallic
strips, specially treated. The capsule is equipped, at its
lower part with a treated multi-metallic block B, which has
connections to the pilot’s controls which can be made or
broken as required. Similarly in the upper part of the capsule
is placed another block B’, which has a different composition
to the other, but is treated with the same energies. It is
connected to the pilot’s controls which can be made or broken
as required. The conjugate action of the platform connected to
earth and the block B in contact with the capsule cause the
apparatus to lift-off . This operation is assisted by rolling
a few metres along the ground. It is slow or rapid depending
on the choice of the pilot.
When the apparatus
has risen some metres the platform is pulled up against the
capsule, the contact with the block B is cut and remade to
block B’. From this moment the apparatus rises vertically
rapidly or not depending on the pilot balancing the action of
block B against block B’ because the action of B’ makes the
apparatus rise while that of B brakes the descent as well as
the speed of the apparatus.
The capsule can rise
or fall, but it still requires a means of producing forward
motion. This is done by a motor. A petrol engine and airscrew
as in an ordinary aircraft can be used. In this case the
aircraft will be weightless but the risk of fire is the same
as in ordinary aircraft.
Nevertheless the
energy liberated by blocks B and B’ create about the apparatus
a zone in which the air is rarefied, such that the apparatus
will not have to act against air resistance. It will be
equally insensitive to wind or storms so that the petrol
engine used can be of very much reduced power.
It is equally
possible to utilize a special motor, which is without
combustion, and does not use known energy. Its principle is
extremely simple and is applied in the establishment of the
apparatus which at the Station (at Mt St. Aignan) serves to
control the currents.
If in a cylinder of
copper treated in a special way and enclosing another cylinder
of zinc, treated in a special way and mounted on the same
axis, the latter cylinder will be caused to revolve more or
less rapidly depending on the depth of penetration of one
cylinder within the other. The rotation movement furthermore
will serve to assure the movement of the apparatus by means of
……….. [this part is missing from the originals text]
The treatment of the
metallic pieces of the motor is renewed in proportion to the
travel of the apparatus, the speed could be as much as 1000 Km
per hour.
https://wikirota.org/electro-gravitation/
Rota and electrogravitation
This page presents the main historical documents attesting to
the efforts of Louis Rota in his research concerning
electrogravitation.
1. Electrogravitation according to Rota, in 1913
In 1913, Rota filed a patent application for a "Method and
apparatus for maintaining a body suspended in the atmosphere,
based on electric and magnetic forces."
This patent application does not in fact contain any element
allowing us to understand or reproduce the desired effect,
namely keeping a body levitating or "slowing down its fall".
Rota claims to power his device with “an electric current”.
A few years later, he built prototypes using "electrical
energy not to be confused with the calorific ampere or eddy
currents" to overcome gravity.
2. Electrogravitation in 1914
In 1914, electrogravitation was a reality, as evidenced by the
photo of Wilson Churchill attending a demonstration of
inventor Emile Bachelet's prototype. (Patent US1020942
“LEVITATING TRANSMITTING APPARATUS).
The speed reached by the vehicle was around 480 km/h (300
miles/h). Scientists and railway operators then flock from all
over the world to see this demonstrator. The press speaks of a
“flying train”
However, it was necessary to wait a century before the first
commercial application could be achieved: the MAGLEV
(Magnetically Levitating train).
At the beginning of the 20th century, it is therefore
understandable that the article below on the front page of Le
Matin of September 13, 1915 went around the world, even if the
principle of the invention proposed by Louis Rota was in fact
of a very different and more like science fiction.
The Morning Front Page ( September 13, 1915
)
On the front page of this daily, an article on a sensational
discovery by Louis Rota. Unfortunately, the article does not
give any details regarding the "experiments carried out which
have already given results". The archives of French newspapers
from this period do not contain any other source of
information.
Marseille, September 13. - From the private correspondent of
“Matin” - Currently living in our city is an Italian engineer
who is said to have made an astonishing discovery by solving
the problem of the absolute immobility of a body in space.
Professor Louis Rota - that's his name - is said to have
invented a device which, triumphing over the law of
gravitation, could remain motionless in the air at a height of
five hundred, six hundred, or even a thousand meters, and
would be capable of supporting considerable weight.
We could give this device prodigious speed in any direction
and stop it at any point. All this, of course, without any
mechanical motor of any kind, simply by using radio waves.
The principle of this invention would be based on a special
distribution of electric and magnetic forces, making it
possible to obtain reactions of repulsion and attraction
sufficient to keep the device suspended, immobile at a height
varying from 400 to 1,000 meters for several hours, forty at
most. In the event of winds not exceeding fourteen meters per
second, the device remains at the same point. In stronger
winds, it moves in a vertical direction, rises above the air
current and resumes its immobility.
Jacques Martial, editorial secretary of Le Petit Marseillais,
met Louis Rota in his workshop and published an article in "Le
Petit Marseillais" on September 12, 1915.
This experienced journalist faithfully reports his meeting
with Louis Rota in his laboratory, but did not attend a
demonstration of the device...
5. Aero Radio Ballistics in England
What happened after September 13, 1914? According to Layman's
articles, reported by Mike Watson:
"During the war of 1914-18, the Paris laboratory was invaded
and vandalized by people apparently wanting 'its secret'. Rota
himself was injured. He was then invited to London."
We do not know the exact details, but Rota left France to work
for the British Admiralty, notably on the military application
of electric waves. Patent applications confirm that in 1917
Rota lived in Teddington, a suburb of London.
The archives of the English press also contain several
articles mentioning Rota's work and the creation of a company
to develop his inventions.
The Daily Herald ( January 11, 1922 )
LATEST WONDERS OF SCIENCE .. THE POWER TO CREATE A
NEW WORLD .. TELLURIC CURRENTS .. THE
SURPRISING CLAIMS OF A YOUNG SCIENTIST
A company is about to be launched to work on the invention of
a very great but little-known scientist, whose discovery, if
it lives up to his claims, will literally revolutionize the
world. This fact was revealed to me yesterday (writes a DAILY
HERALD correspondent) by two financiers in their office in the
City of London. This invention, I am told, can cause
battleships, submarines, planes and cannons to crumble into
dust as soon as a government gives the order to move them.
UNMANNED SHIP
This was only the beginning of the wonder. The mysterious
force about to be placed at the service of man would immensely
accelerate travel, transportation and communications, whether
by land, water or air, reduce the cost of all kinds of
manufacturing and improve all domestic and social amenities.
For example, a shipment of mail or goods could be sent across
the Atlantic by upper air, without a human aboard the craft,
at speeds of 10 to 400 miles per hour. The ship would rise
vertically to the prescribed height, move horizontally in a
predetermined direction, and fall gently and punctually to its
destination.
CHEAP WIRELESS
The wireless message, sent from inexpensive or elaborate
stations, would travel any distance, free from any danger of
dissipation or confusion, and with absolute confidentiality
between sender and recipient.
The nature of all mineral and oil deposits in any part of the
world and their depth and volume will be accurately determined
without digging so many wells.
The current rushing through the air will provide the owner
with cheaper, safer, and brighter lighting than he ever
ventured to desire.
ANCIENT POWER MADE OBSOLETE
New power for every industry will first make coal, steam, oil,
and electricity more efficient, and then eliminate them
altogether.
Within 18 months, I was told, and with undertones of
conviction, the enterprise will be up and running and a
spectacular demonstration will convince the world that all
these wonders, and more, can be accomplished.
The secret is "telluric currents", and the discoverer is a
young scientist, Professor L. V. Rota. The existence of these
currents, which emanate from the earth (hence their name) has
been suspected by other scientists. Lord Kelvin, shortly
before his death, declared their reality. Professor Rota
claims to be the first to discover and record them.
We can also describe them as "molecular force", force", and
they should not be confused, says the professor, with Ampère's
thermoelectric currents or with Eddy currents.
A DEMONSTRATION
It is the study of these telluric currents, in their nature,
their intensity and their direction, which is supposed to open
up possibilities of such great importance for the future of
humanity.
As a preliminary demonstration, Professor Rota, then living in
Marseille, constructed a 17-foot-long cigar-shaped device with
a diameter of 30 inches and convinced some newspaper
correspondents that this device could remain suspended
motionless in the air for 24 hours, carrying considerable
weight and propelled or stopped without the aid of any
mechanical motor.
The Daily Mirror ( 20 September 1921 )
La
Patrie Creole #4447 ( October 30, 2015 )
A Sensational Discovery
THE LAW OF GRAVITATION IS DEFEATED. — RESOLVED
REMOTE STEERING. — 250 KILOMETERS AN HOUR. - SPECIAL
WAVES. — THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DISCOVERY.
From the Little Marseillais:
A friend said to me recently: "There is in Marseille, at
the moment, an Italian engineer who is perfecting a truly
sensational discovery, an invention that is almost
marvelous.
And as I smiled – you always remain skeptical when you are
told about an extraordinary Invention – he added:
"Here is his address, go see him, he will receive you with
the greatest pleasure. I would like to tell you first that
it does not solicit capital, advertising or advertising.
He has unlimited credits at his disposal, the source of
which I cannot tell you; the experiences already made are
convincing and, before long, all the press will be talking
about him without him taking any action. Go to his house,
you will thank me."
And he gave me the inventor's card: Professor Louis Rota,
35, cours Lieutard. It was a bit of a forced card. But,
really, I didn't regret my visit. So what did Mr. Rota
invent? A device which has overcome the law of
gravitation, which can first be held motionless in the
air, at a height of 500, 600 or 1,000 meters, capable of
carrying with it a weight of 10 kilos, at which we can
then produce a prodigious speed in the direction we want,
and stop it at the point we want. All this, of course,
without a mechanical motor of any kind, simply through the
use of electricity and electric waves. Isn't it quite
wonderful?
On what was the principle of this invention established?
we ask Mr. Rota.
"The principle of the invention is based on an apparatus
allowing, by means of a special distribution of electric
and magnetic forces, to obtain reactions of repulsion and
attraction on the magnetic and electric forces of the
earth and the atmosphere, which reactions allow. to keep
the device suspended and motionless in the air at a height
of four hundred to a thousand meters. It can remain like
this for several hours in proportion to its volume and
weight, and up to forty hours. In case of current not
exceeding fourteen meters per second, it remains at the
same point. In case of stronger current, it moves,
but in a vertical direction and up to the top of the
current.
"The device is built for the use you want to make of it,
depending on the duration of action you want to obtain.
The first was a cylinder one meter high, with a total
weight of ten kilos; the second, two meters high, weighing
thirty kilos, began to give some satisfaction, during
experiments which took place in Flapies.
"The current device is shaped like a cigar 4 meters long,
75 centimeters in diameter and weighing 95 kilos. It will
be able to remove a weight of 45 kilos and remain
consecutively twenty-four hours in the air, with a
movement of 200 kilometers from the starting point. On the
central casing are the regulators which drive the device
in the desired direction without any current being able to
deviate it from its route. We could go from Marseille to
Paris (635 kilometers, in a direct line) in three hours;
from Paris to Turin (585 kilometers), in two hours and
forty hours. In thirty hours, we can go from England to
North America. We will easily obtain a speed of 250
kilometers per hour."
In a few words, Mr. Rota has solved the difficult and
incredible problem of the absolute immobility of a body in
space, the suppression of currents, parasitic or wandering
waves; he discovered a special and new materialization of
the wave that he can direct at his will and in all its
intensity.
We repeat, the discovery will have a considerable impact
and we hope that the experiments that Mr. Rota plans to
carry out shortly, in Marseille, will be definitive.
It should be added that this invention can have
consequences of extreme importance applied to the
transport of letters or small packages, or other materials
via. Berlin?
-- Jacques MARTIAL.
Procede
et Appareil pour Maintrnir un Corps en Suspension dans
l'Atmosphere...
FR508472
FR508472
Method and apparatus for maintaining a body suspended in
the atmosphere, based on electric and magnetic forces.
MM. Louis ROTA
and Georges MILIENNE
Published October 13, 1920
In principle, the
invention has for its object an apparatus in which the
electric and magnetic forces are distributed under
conditions that respond to electrical and magnetic forces of
the atmosphere and the earth and the effect of these
reactions (repulsions) maintains the unit suspended in the
atmosphere or ensures the apparatus falls very slowly.
In the
construction of the apparatus, the active or active part is
performed through metal conductors good of electricity such
as silver, copper, iron soft, and so on, while the other
pieces are made of wood, aluminum or other lightweight
materials.
Drawings in the
annex, gave the apparatus cylindrical shape, but it might
give any other suitable shape with the purpose of the
apparatus.
Fig. 1 shows a
elevation of the device with parties cutting and
Fig. 2 shows a plan of the aircraft cut by X-X in Fig. 1.
The body of the
apparatus consists of a vertical closed cylinder with two [
funds ] 1, with bells overhead, each of which holds a
central rod 2.
The cylinder, at
his height, is divided into three sections 3, 4, 5, isolated
from one another by insulating rings 6, 7, tip to follow the
ends of Part 4, Parts 3 and 5 being similar and arranged
symmetrically around the other of Part 4.
The cylinder is
constituted by amounts 8, variable number following the
magnitude of the device, which support envelopes metallic
circles 9, 10, 11 constituted by thin sheet metal disks.
These discs are represented in 12, 13, 14.
Concentrically in
parts 3 and 5 of the central cylinder and discs 12 and 14,
are metallic envelopes 15, 16 in thin sheets of metal
maintained by reinforcements 17, 18 linked by 19 to central
tie rods 2. Led armatures 17, 18 ties and 19 are led by the
son of rolled copper manner has constituent solenoids, which
are powered by a current source of electricity 20, battery
or other generators inside the central part 4 of the central
cylinder. The current could also come by electrical waves on
a wire.
The frames 17 and
18 and central pole 2 are external magnetic masses 21
forming electro-magnets.
In operation, the
disc 13 will be the seat of a positive field and discs 12
and 14 will be the seat of a negative field.
Since the electric
state of the atmosphere is not stable and can vary, a
possibility of change led connections solenoids inducers 17,
18, 19 if necessary, the legal 12 and 14 can be the seat of
fields and contrary polarities so that the camera always
tells magnetic fields that it is still subject to an
attraction from the forces of the electric atmosphere and
has a repulsion from the terrestrial magnetism.
2nd Translation :
...Three parts 3, 5, insulated from each other by
insulating rings 6, 7, stamped to fit the ends of the
part, parts 3 and 5 being similar and arranged
symmetrically on either side of the part. The cylinder
is constituted by uprights 8, in variable number
depending on the size of the device, which support circular
metal envelopes 9, 10, 11 constituted by thin sheets
of a good conductive metal.
These metal envelopes are each attached to a thin metal
disc. These discs are represented in 12, 10,
Concentrically in parts 3 and 5 in the construction of the
device, the active or acting part is made by means of metals
which are good conductors of electricity such as silver,
copper, soft iron, etc., while the other parts are made
of wood, aluminum or any other light materials.
In the attached drawing, we have given the device the
cylindrical shape, but we could give it any other shape that
suits the purpose of the device.
Fig. 1 shows an elevation of the apparatus with sections in
section and Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the apparatus cut by
X-X of fFg. 1.
The body of the device consists of a vertical cylinder
closed and provided with two bottoms , with projecting edges,
which each hold a central rod 2.
The cylinder, on its height, is divided into central
cylinder, and. integral with the discs 12 and are mounted
metal envelopes 15, 16 made of thin sheets of good
conductive metal and these envelopes are held by frames 17,
18 connected by crosspieces 19 to the central rods a.
The armatures 17, 18 and the crosspieces 19 are wound with
copper wires so as to constitute solenoids, which are supplied
with current by a source of electricity 20, battery or other
generator, placed inside the central part 55 of the central
cylinder.
The armatures 17 and 18 as well as the central rods 2
externally carry magnetic masses 5 2 forming electromagnets.
In operation, disk i3 will be the seat of a positive field and
disks 12 and 1 the seat of a negative field.
Given that the electrical state of the atmosphere is not
stable and can vary, a device has been provided on the device
allowing the connections of the inductor solenoids 17, 18,
19 to be changed so as to so that, if necessary, the
disks 12 and 1 can be the seat of fields of opposite
polarities and so that the device always presents
magnetic fields such that it is always subject to an
attraction of the part of the electrical forces of the
atmosphere and a method and apparatus for maintaining a
body in suspension in the atmosphere and which consists of
producing, in thin and good conductive sheets and suitably
arranged magnets which the apparatus carries, magnetic
fields , reversible at will, and of directions such
that they are subject to an attraction on the part of the
atmosphere and a repulsion on the part of the earth.
The necessary current will be supplied by a battery or
other generator mounted in the device or even by a conductive
wire or electric waves.
