turbine to power a toy car. The turbine drives a gear train which drives the ground engaging drive wheel of the vehicle. The user first blows up the balloon and then places the filled balloon in communication with the conduit leading to the turbine. The force of the air leaving the balloon diminishes quickly as the balloon deflates. Further, the balloon itself would provide considerable drag to the forward movement of the toy vehicle as similar devices are sometimes used for the exact purpose of slowing down a vehicle or aircraft.
The U.S. Pat No. 3,789,540 to Convertine et al shows a toy car in which a turbine is geared to the drive wheel of the car. The toy vehicle is held on a launcher while air is pumpedWe are saddened to hear of the death of the legendary soprano Sena Jurinac. She first appeared at the Royal Opera House in the role of Dorabella (Così fan tutte), with the Vienna State Opera in 1947 and went on to appear as Cio Cio San (Madama Butterfly) to great acclaim with the Covent Garden Opera Company early in 1959.