The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1973, Side 41

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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The engine is even more elegant
than other rotaries now hitting the
market place, and Eiriksson claims a
variety of uses for it.
It consists of two rings, one fixed
and the other rotating around the in-
side of the other.
Between the two rings is a “secret
gimmick” that compresses air and sets
up compression he claims is far more
effective than that of a piston engine.
“There is no limit to the revolutions
per minute and it will explode all of
the fuel so that emissions will be so
completely burned that it won’t pro-
duce smog.”
A third stage goes onto the basic en-
gine to produce jet applications.
On jets, it would mean that you
could have full thrust while sitting
on the ground, rather than waiting
to pick up speed in the air to produce
maximum thrust.
“It will take off on shorter runways
than any other type,” he said. “You’d
think they would be interested for
short-take-off and landing (STOL) ap-
plications.”
Also, you could introduce a “dial
your compression ration” component
in the cockpit which would give
greater control over thrust and the
like, he says.
What does he want to use it for?
You name it: Airfoil flying cars, in-
dustrial flying cranes, saucer-like ve-
hicles for air or sea, vertical take-off
and landing airliners, and sports cars.
All he needs now is a buyer.
“You know, the possibilities for this
engine are unlimited. It could be the
size of a wrist watch or enormous.”
What’s an electrician doing design-
ing engines? “I like them,” Eiriksson
explained.
He’s one of many still trying to make
the big time in an epoch of mega-
corporations.
—San Jose Mercury-News
November 28, 1971
THE ICELANDIC- FESTIVAL DF MANITOBA
CISLENDINGADAGURINN]
The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba
held at Gimli, will be on August 4,
5, and 6 this year. The three-day pro-
gram promises to be of a high order,
varied and interesting, with an appeal
to the older and the younger.
Items on the Monday: the Parade;
the Ejallkona address; toast to Can-
ada, by Dr. Albert Kristjanson of the
University of Manitoba; toast to Ice-
land, by Mr. P6tur Petursson, mem-
ber of the Icelandic Althing; vocal
solo, by Robert Publow and folk
songs, by Miss Norma Jean McCreedy;
a Fine Art display, together with
music and poetry, a repeat from Sun-
day, and community singing in the
evening.
A play, Galdra Loftur, will be pre-
sented on Saturday and Sunday even-
ings. Over the weekend there will be
dances, an open ten-mile road race,
a bicycle race, bingo, sports oar races,
a goldeye supper, an archery demon-
stration, a parachute and a helicopter
demonstration, and a sailing display.