Jim[_8_]
October 30th 07, 03:18 PM
Well hell -- that didn't work . . . here's the link.
http://www.airbornegrafix.com/HistoricAircraft/ThingsWings/Besler.htm
"Jim" <jaahrens NOSPAM at yahoo dot com> wrote in message news:...
> Received the following link via email from a friend. Hope ya'all don't
> mind following links to get pics.
>
> ----Original Message----
>
>
> No more magnetos!
>
> This is interesting. Note the Dolby boiler behind the engine. At the
> time, the Stanley Steamer took about 20 minutes to heat up. Dolby had
> invented the flash boiler, which was ready to go in a few seconds. Full
> steam power took longer.
>
> I wonder what the range could have been??
>
> The Besler Steam Plane 1933 - the first (and probably only) plane which
> successfully went into the air under steam power!
>
>
>
http://www.airbornegrafix.com/HistoricAircraft/ThingsWings/Besler.htm
"Jim" <jaahrens NOSPAM at yahoo dot com> wrote in message news:...
> Received the following link via email from a friend. Hope ya'all don't
> mind following links to get pics.
>
> ----Original Message----
>
>
> No more magnetos!
>
> This is interesting. Note the Dolby boiler behind the engine. At the
> time, the Stanley Steamer took about 20 minutes to heat up. Dolby had
> invented the flash boiler, which was ready to go in a few seconds. Full
> steam power took longer.
>
> I wonder what the range could have been??
>
> The Besler Steam Plane 1933 - the first (and probably only) plane which
> successfully went into the air under steam power!
>
>
>