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Steam Powered RC Aircraft
« on: July 28, 2019, 03:02:56 am »
Steam Powered RC Aircraft

Very interesting -

http://www.negomboaeromodellers.com/artdet.php?id=1
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Re: Steam Powered RC Aircraft
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2019, 03:42:55 am »
Interesting indeed Jim, thank you, never seen a steam model plane before but it was done on a larger scale many years ago:



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Re: Steam Powered RC Aircraft
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2019, 05:53:57 am »
That is SO cool, thanks for sharing Jim !!!

Impressive that this (and the Model Engineer article from 1989) has been able to exist without more attention.
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2019, 06:17:28 am »
I agree with Jan, very interesting how he overcame the obvious hindrances of the propeller wash & flight in motion wind problems  that would cool a boiler down, nice work ! (he's a good pilot as well)
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« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2019, 07:34:58 am »
Very impressive, both of them. I wonder where the Besler aircraft is today.
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« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2019, 10:59:34 am »
Cool. Thanks for posting. Do M.E. build articles document tested designs? I wonder if the authors built one.
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2019, 11:45:42 pm »
That is just amazing! Since I am big on RC airplanes this article really got my interest! :)
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2019, 05:12:17 am »
This site may give some food for thought
http://www.flysteam.co.uk/
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« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2019, 06:30:17 pm »
Quote from: frazer heslop on July 31, 2019, 05:12:17 am
This site may give some food for thought
http://www.flysteam.co.uk/

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Re: Steam Powered RC Aircraft
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2019, 11:13:19 am »
Youre welcome Jim just looks like its not of interest
Wont bother replying with links in future
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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2019, 04:42:55 pm »
Quote from: frazer heslop on August 02, 2019, 11:13:19 am
Youre welcome Jim just looks like its not of interest
Wont bother replying with links in future
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Hi Frazer, There is plenty of interest in something like this and it is great content. We are starting out here and just not always busy. For example right now it looks like just 2 or 3 of us are online.


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« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2019, 06:07:39 pm »
Actually, it looks like this posting got a pretty fair response, and there is quite a bit of interest in it.

I can add that the Besler plane flew only a few miles from where I grew up, and only a decade or so earlier, so I do feel a historical connection.

I'd also point out that there is another thread currently extant that references steam powered flight as well, in connection with Anton Bohaboy and his model engineering wizardry, so while obviously not everybody is always interested in all the same things, this particular topic has sparked a significant amount of interest within this rather limited population community.

 ....  or so it seems to me!
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« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2019, 03:53:39 pm »
The auction ended and I believe it sold for 67 pounds.

I believe the Comet is mentioned in the article.

Very interesting story.
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