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A steam-powered aircraft is an aircraft propelled by a steam engine. Steam power was used during the 19th century, but fell into disuse with the arrival of the more practical internal combustion engine at the beginning of the pioneer era. Steam power is distinct from its use as a lifting gas in thermal airships and early balloons.
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired by, but not limited to, ...
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world wherein steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions ...
Whether due to their craftsmanship, rarity, or the story behind the real aircraft, here are 10 model airplanes that prove the sky’s the limit when it comes to their worth. 1. Dinky Supermarine ...
The aircraft incorporated an optically tracked rotary gun, a "whisper mode" for quiet flight, surveillance equipment, and an infrared camera. The helicopter used in the film was a modified Aérospatiale Gazelle. [52] Bubble ship: an aircraft that resembles a dragonfly combined with the canopy of a Bell 47 helicopter.
The Avion III (sometimes referred to as the Aquilon or the Éole III) was a steam-powered aircraft built by Clément Ader between 1892 and 1897, financed by the French War Office. Retaining the same bat-like configuration of the Éole, the Avion III was equipped with two engines driving two propellers. While the earlier aircraft had no means of ...
It is the first part of Moorcock's A Nomad of the Time Streams trilogy and, in its use of speculative technology (such as airships) juxtaposed against an Edwardian setting, it is widely considered to be one of the first steampunk novels. [2] [3] The novel was first published by Ace Books as part of their Ace Science Fiction Specials series.
The Aeronaut's Windlass is a 2015 steampunk fantasy written by Jim Butcher involving steampunk technologies, magical wars, and sentient cats. [1] [2] It is the first book of The Cinder Spires series. [3] The second book in the series, The Olympian Affair, was published in November 2023. [4]