Flyby PC 23 Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Came across this by accident. A steam powered aircraft. I can think of whole range of problems, but I had no idea the power to weight ratio of steam ever came anywhere near to powering aircraft. Edited May 17, 2014 by Flyby PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted May 17, 2014 . Given the weight of the oil and water and the small payload capacity of the Travel Air 2000 I'm betting flight time in that was very, very short. Still, an interesting experiment. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MudWasp48 3 Posted May 19, 2014 Good Find! I love oddballs like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/worlds-first-steam-driven-airplane/2/#mmGal This contemporary article quotes 400 miles on 10 gallons of water. Not only that, they have eyes on high altitude flights where gasoline engines are starved of oxygen. Innovative aviators. What's not to like? Edited May 19, 2014 by Flyby PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
