Real steam helicopter

[Sky Captain]

Just wanted to share this one 

[starkadder]

That is fantastic, Sky Captain.
It sounds like a castrated locomotive.

I want one!

It reminds of a group from a few years ago who made their own turbojets, sometimes with catastrophic results.

[commissarmoody]

Oh wow! i wonder how long it can fly and how fast.....I want one 

[Westfalia Chris]

Sorry to be a killjoy, but that's not steam-powered (although it certainly looks as such). It uses hydrogen peroxide (H₂0₂) wingtip rockets. A bit dangerous, methinks, concidering the caustic properties and the problems with storing the stuff...

It does, however, look absolutely hilarious.   Thanks for posting.

[OSHIROmodels]

Sorry to be a killjoy, but that's not steam-powered (although it certainly looks as such).

Not enough room for coal  and stoking would be a bit of a problem 

Wonderful bit of kit though.

cheers

James

[Spong]

Certainly got me thinking its a shame I don't collect VSF - if in principle having gas propelled from the end of the rotor blades works then how about a steam-powered chinook? The furnaces could be located under the rotors and feed up through a hollowed centre axle - the blades could then have a pipe going down the middle that exits on one side of the blade to give propulsion. And of course it would be large enough to house furnaces and coal .

Edit: or one central furnace with pipes leading to both rotor axles .

[Mr. Burning]

Certainly got me thinking its a shame I don't collect VSF - if in principle having gas propelled from the end of the rotor blades works then how about a steam-powered chinook? The furnaces could be located under the rotors and feed up through a hollowed centre axle - the blades could then have a pipe going down the middle that exits on one side of the blade to give propulsion. And of course it would be large enough to house furnaces and coal .

Edit: or one central furnace with pipes leading to both rotor axles .

You have got me thinking now! doesn't matter how improbable it would be in the real world those darn Victorians would certainly give it a whirl.

[Fjodin]

Whats crazy and great vehicle!