AK Haart sent the video link below, commenting:
Don't know if you've seen this but it's a video showing the Besler Steam Plane to the music of Jean Goldkette and his Orchestra with Bix.
Thought whether to keep this back for Sunday evening but then thought nah, let's run it today:
Steve
ReplyDeleteBack to the future:
Radial Revolution: Can the Radial Design Be the Future of Engine Performance?
https://www.onallcylinders.com/2017/03/06/can-the-radial-design-be-the-future-of-engine-performance/
That Goldkette band was wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAs for steam powered planes - about as pointless as fussing about the land speed record once planes were faster.
Exciting.
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough JD has a piece ready on steam planes on BOM, for tomorrow!
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