Correction
Many years ago, the Sea Lord asked me if a steam-powered airplane had ever flown successfully. I was fairly sure that none had, and I thought my confidence justified because I was sure I'd have heard about such a craft if it had existed.
It turns out I was wrong on both counts, and I'd like to correct the record:
In 1933, the Bessler Brothers built and flew the world's first and only successul steam-engine airplane.
At the end of the article, there's a video clip from contemporary film reels. If you want to go straight to the fun stuff, here it is.
posted by Undersecretary to the Deputy Commissariat at 11:47 PM
2 Comments:
It can burn regular oil, and reverse thrust. Very interesting. Annoying to have your boiler water freeze up, I imagine.
More fun stuff here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CKreEvBu_k
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