Model Engineering ca 1919

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

This was posted on a forum that I doubt many here visit but you may be interested to see how it was done 100yrs ago.

Edited By JasonB on 19/02/2019 07:25:29

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Thanks, Jason

I have just downloaded the PDF version onto the iPad

Note: Windy will probably appreciate Chap. XIX

MichaelG.

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Thanks for posting that Jason, it's very interesting.

Brian

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Flash steam powered model aeroplanes. Now THAT could be an exciting hobby!

Thanks for posting. Very cool book.

[John Duncker 1Participant @johnduncker1]

I remember seeing a guy called Geoff Wolfe flying a steam powered model aircraft at one of the big shows maybe at Old Warden.

There were more people watching his Comet fly than any other model that day.

Oh dear that has got me thinking that it might be a nice challenge for my newly acquired mini lathe.

More on the Comet here link

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Radio controlled models, too, over a hundred years ago. That surprised me a bit.

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Posted by John Duncker 1 on 20/02/2019 21:14:14:

I remember seeing a guy called Geoff Wolfe flying a steam powered model aircraft at one of the big shows maybe at Old Warden.

There were more people watching his Comet fly than any other model that day.

Oh dear that has got me thinking that it might be a nice challenge for my newly acquired mini lathe.

More on the Comet here link

Now that is some interesting stuff too. Thanks for posting the link.

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

What a lovely book, I can only hope my paternal Grandfather learned his model steam knowledge from similar publications.

Martin P

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

This is also worth a read Popular Mechanics 1905

* Danny M *

[Jim Wilson 6Participant @jimwilson6]

Thanks, Jason!

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