Conversor marciano

Conversor marciano, or transformador marciano, is an invention of Alberto Santos Dumont to assist climbers.

Yolanda Penteado demonstrates the Conversor Marciano; behind, Santos Dumont.

Description

The equipment was placed on the back, like a backpack, and when a motorized propeller was connected, it reduced the weight of the body in the ascent of mountains. The name of this one that was considered a "strange device" comes from the idea of Santos Dumont to reproduce the gravity of Mars, lower than that of the Earth.^[1]

Santos Dumont held a demonstration of equipment in the National Museum in 1932.^[2]

It is considered that, with the advent of cable cars, the invention has become obsolete^[3] and had negative economic impact on its creator.^[4]

Gallery

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  At the National Museum, Santos Dumont exhibited his invention in 1932.
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  Testing, 1926.
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  Experimental usage, 1926.