Steam Powered Aircraft

[hesham]

Hi,

here is a steam-propelled airplane concept of 1923,it was large twin hull seaplane transport
aircraft.

http://books.google.ca/books?id=2igDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28&dq=popular+science+steam+propelled&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dC4GVLznPInnygP-i4H4Aw&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=popular%20science%20steam%20propelled&f=false

 

[Jemiba]

As the article says, the idea to use steam power for aircraft propulsion stems
from developments and experiments in Germany, which were promising a power
plant, that was lighter and more reliable, than the then current gasoline engines.
It is said, too, that US engineers were sceptical about those claims ...

 

[Grey Havoc]

Is there any indication that Dr. Rudolf Wagner was involved with this project?

 

[Jemiba]

Had this idea, too, but I think not, at least not in that article (see the link, page 28, I think) and those
estimates seems to have been regarded as a little over optimistic in the US.

 

[hesham]

OK my dear Jemiba,


I thought it was just idea,and the aircraft was a hypothetical design.

 

[Stargazer]

It may not be a good idea to create a generic "steam-powered aircraft" topic, so instead of adding to this one, here's a link to a project we already tackled earlier on this forum:
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,16754.0

 

[Jemiba]

Honestly, I cannot see any connection of this imaginative design to those made by the
Besler Corporation.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

as I understand,Capt. Richardson of Great Lakes Aircraft Corporation designed a huge
steam-powered airplane.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/steam-will-power-tomorrows-planes/

 

[hesham]

Hi,

here is anther steam-powered airplane of 1933,designed by Erick Beckley and
Harold Johnson of Akron;

http://www.virtualsteamcarmuseum.org/makers/beckley_and_johnson_steam_airplane.html

 

[hesham]

Hi,

here is a Steam-powered amphibian flying boat Project of 1913,designed by Mr. Le Gaucier;

Le Gaucier Amphibian Flying Boat of 1913.
An invention of a French law student living in Chicago named C. Le Gaucier, that once completed, was to have been christened “Napoleon”. Construction of this steam-powered flying boat was started at Cicero Aviation Field in the spring of 1913 with the long-range intent of crossing the Atlantic with it once tested and proven on Lake Michigan. The “Napoleon” was intended to be of a special construction of aluminium steel and be equipped with four 250 hp steam turbines, with four propellers – the span of its monoplane wing; 100 feet, with a 14-foot cord. The machine had an ingenious four wheel design along the sides of the hull whereas the wheels could be moved up or down, thus allowing for the capability to take off and touch down on land.

http://chezpeps.free.fr/0/pre-1914/07-301_350-copy_paste_Breguet-Pre-1914-Aircraft-Challenge.html

 

[hesham]

Here is a book about this subject,

STEAM POWER FLIGHT Early Aviation History Aircraft Design 19th 20th Centuries 9781844152957 | eBay

Steam in the Air, by Maurice Kelly, subtitled 'The application of steam power in aviation during the 19th and 20th centuries'. In the early 19th century, when scientific investigation into manned flight began, it was only natural that intrepid inventors would turn to steam power to propel their...

www.ebay.com

 

[Nik]

May I offer the Douglas Self coverage of this topic ?

Steam Aeroplanes. Modern Planes for Sale.

Douglas Self, Steam Aeroplanes

www.douglas-self.com

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[Arjen]

Related thread about the very real Besler steam-powered aircraft:

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/beslers-steam-powered-aircraft-designs.16754/#post-161464

 

[hesham]

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