Link for rare steam powered airplane.
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Bob Swinney
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Steam Powered Airplane
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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.
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Slightly earlier and not a capable
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--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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This is a pretty good video of "Steam Powered Aeroplane"
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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.
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It's a surprisingly neat looking machine. Interesting. Thanks!
Chris