THE world's first successfull STEAM POWERED PLANE!!

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THE world's first successfull STEAM POWERED PLANE!!

Post by :FI:WillieOFS » Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:39 am

:shock: Even had a "beta" setting to reverse the prop!! :shock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw6NFmcnW-8

http://www.airbornegrafix.com/HistoricA ... Besler.htm

WHAT will they think of next? :roll: :lol:
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That´s interesting

Post by :FI:Genosse » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:43 am

I´ve always thought that just some cars were run with wood gas during WWII here in Germany (due to fuel shortage) ...

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But that was really new to me, Willie. Any idea why this idea wasn´t picked up and developed much more? :?:
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Post by :FI:Mefisto » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:52 am

hmmmm it is said to be stealth... ekhem, silent i mean...

I am glad they got rid of the use of coal... Imagine in-fligh re-fueling
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Post by :FI:Igor » Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:41 pm

Willie,

Interesting.

Mefisto,

Coal burning...why do you think they got two seats?....the guy in the front seat is using a coal shovel to stoke up the firebox....


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Major considerations...

Post by :FI:Heloego » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:21 pm

...that kept it from further developement:

Weight... the gasoline air-cooled recip engines required less tubing and heat exchange resulting in lighter weight.

Fuel... even then, the oil companies had stroke. No pun intended. ;)
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Post by :FI:Sneaky_Russian » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:34 pm

The first aircraft ever to fly was steam powered
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Post by :FI:WillieOFS » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:01 am

:shock:

BUT could it REVERSE THE PROP?? :roll: :lol:

AS for the question about feasibility and why it went no further? I rather imagine Dan hit the nail on the head. With today's technology it might be more feasible than then.
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Post by :FI:Wardog » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:00 pm

Even if it was a feasable idea in todays modern era would you trust your life to flying in a steam driven plane. Imagine if just one of the steamlines ruptured or the whole boiler went. Not only do you face death from crashing but your last moments could be in excrutiating agony from scald burns.

Mind you you wouldn't run out of hot water for a brew LOL :lol:

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