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Model Airplane - 1848 Steam Power Monoplane Reproduction
Reproduction of a monoplane powered by steam power, designed, built, and flown by John Stringfellow in 1848. The plane consists of a large frame and fabric wing with two pusher props above a gray-colored cabin enclosing the motor. The aircraft was attached to a liberator mechanism that was attached to a wire running across the length of an empty factory room. The plane was launched along that guide wire, and then disengaged from it after hitting ...
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Model Airplane - Steam Powered FF biplane
Reproduction of a steam-powered Free Flight biplane originally designed and built by H.H. Groves circa 1913. Construction article appeared in Model Engineer and Electrician magazine, Vol. XXVII, no. 630, May 22,1913. Fuselage structure built from wood dowels, wings framed with balsa wood and covered in off-white silkspan. Machined steam motor installed. Flew with Radio Control assist. 65.5" wingspan. This reproduction was built by Howard Hen...
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