Saturday, March 27, 2010

Weekend Steam



Here is an unusual place to find a steam engine. Luckily for us, the Besler steam airplane was actually filmed being demonstrated in 1933, and now the old newsreel clips can be found on YouTube. Amazing pictures!

UPDATE: Go HERE to read two fascinating articles about the Besler airplane.

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2 comments:

  1. Mr. CompletelyMarch 28, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    What a cool video! Steam aircraft engines.

    Mr. C.

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  2. David aka True Blue SamMarch 28, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    A couple of good articles about this airplane are on this page: http://www.rexresearch.com/besler/beslerst.htm The engine is a double acting, V, Cross-Compound, weighing 180 pounds, and delivering 150 HP. The boiler is an oil fired flash system.

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