Thread:Cyprum xecuii/@comment-6191693-20130314043738/@comment-6191693-20130317213136

Sounds reasonable enough. See?

As for the plane, I did point out that it was not the first steam-driven plane ever produced. It was just the first "practical" one. The problem with the earlier ones was mostly one of weight; the boilers had to be small for them to be airworthy, which limited the range (same problem as electric), which is why gasoline and kerosine became more favored. Like I said before, we could conceivably come up with a steam-powered plane in our world, but we would have to be sure to RP that weakness.