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Old 21 October 2009, 10:05 PM   #14 (permalink)
aerohydro
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Well, so far we know that:
  • It's an American flying machine
  • It dates from 1904
  • The design (or at least a variant of it) was patented, but not in 1904
  • It's not listed anywhere within AeroFiles.
New clues:
  • It's steam-powered.
  • And the inventor was also granted a patent for the steam engine. Both the flying machine and steam engine patents were granted in the same year.
Once someone answers the quiz, I'll upload a small cache of material I have on this otherwise anonymous airship.

Cheers,
Paul
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