Could you imagine being able to back it into your hangar?
Not being a closed system, I wonder how long you could fly before having to add water?
Could you imagine being able to back it into your hangar? From the cockpit? How cool is that
Yes, and how much water would you have to carry. There goes your payload! The drawing shows a condenser below the wing, but the movies show a lot of exhaust steam, so it must use a lot of water. The other consideration is boiler maintaince. That's a major reason why Diesel locomotives beat out steam locomotives. Once through steam systems leave a lot of mineral in the boiler.Not being a closed system, I wonder how long you could fly before having to add water?
Yes, and how much water would you have to carry. There goes your payload! The drawing shows a condenser below the wing, but the movies show a lot of exhaust steam, so it must use a lot of water. The other consideration is boiler maintaince. That's a major reason why Diesel locomotives beat out steam locomotives. Once through steam systems leave a lot of mineral in the boiler.
I think that was smoke ( exhaust) from the burner not the steam.
Yes, and how much water would you have to carry. There goes your payload! The drawing shows a condenser below the wing, but the movies show a lot of exhaust steam, so it must use a lot of water. The other consideration is boiler maintaince. That's a major reason why Diesel locomotives beat out steam locomotives. Once through steam systems leave a lot of mineral in the boiler.