HISTORY OF THE AERMOTOR Windmill Corporation

This piece originally ran in the November 1989 Gas Engine Magazine. to make about 3-1/2 revolutions for each stroke, resulting in much greater lifting power and smoother pumping action.

1883

LaVerne Noyes, a Chicago manufacturer of dictionary stands and farm equipment, hired Thomas O. Perry, a mechanical and civil engineer, to develop a grain binder. However, Perry had previously worked for U.S. Wind Engine Co., of Batavia, Illinois, and had conducted over 5,000 scientific tests on 61 different experimental wind wheels. These tests had been meticulously conducted indoors under controlled conditions, by mounting 5-feet diameter steel test wheels on a steam driven arm that provided constant artificial wind. His best test wheel was 87% more