crossbeam the flow of air spills off to the sides of the car toward the side walls of the hoistway it is therefore an object of this invention to provide an improved elevator car construction particularly for use in high speed elevator systems it is a further object of this invention to provide an elevator car of the character described which affords passengers a smoother and quieter ride it is an additional object of this invention to provide an elevator car of the character described which includes upper and lower air deflectors mounted thereon to control air flow past the car and minimize air turbulence in the hoistway these and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing which is a perspective view of an elevator car assembly fitted with air deflectors in accordance with this invention referring to the drawing the elevator car assembly is denoted generally by the numeral 2 and includes a frame 4 in which the car 6 is suspended by means of pendulum rods 8 connecting the car 6 to the frame 4 at each corner of the car as disclosed in u s pat no 4 899 852 granted feb 13 1990 which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety the front or elevator landing side of the car 6 includes.