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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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.
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