The Maxim Aeroplane -- July 31, 2019

Aircraft, April 1910

125 years ago today, on 31-July-1894, American-born British inventor Hiram Maxim tested his giant steam-powered airplane and it rose into the air, even though Maxim did not intend to fly.  It broke one of the rails intended to hold the airplane down and Maxim stopped the experiment.

Aircraft, April 1910