Link for rare steam powered airplane.

http://www.airbornegrafix.com/Histor...ngs/Besler.htm

Bob Swinney

Robert Swinney wrote:
Link for rare steam powered airplane.

http://www.airbornegrafix.com/Histor...ngs/Besler.htm

Bob Swinney

Just before WW2 there was renewed effort in steam planes, using steam
turbines. These would have been much larger planes. But the successful
advent of gas turbines sunk these efforts.

Robert Swinney wrote:
Link for rare steam powered airplane.

http://www.airbornegrafix.com/Histor...ngs/Besler.htm

Bob Swinney

Slightly earlier and not a capable
http://www.bondle.co.uk/personal_pages/jon/maxim/

--Wish I could find a link to the Stirling powered R/C model that
Ross made ages ago. I've only seen a Betamax tape of it!

--
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steamer wrote:
--Wish I could find a link to the Stirling powered R/C model that
Ross made ages ago. I've only seen a Betamax tape of it!


This is a pretty good video of "Steam Powered Aeroplane"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Wme...eature=related

Great timing. Yesterday i read an article about Doble steam cars. When they
shut down the article said the design's new owners explored air, marine, and
railroad uses of the flash-boiler system. You found one.
--
Stupendous Man,
Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty

Robert Swinney wrote:
Link for rare steam powered airplane.

http://www.airbornegrafix.com/Histor...ngs/Besler.htm

It's a surprisingly neat looking machine. Interesting. Thanks!

Chris