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2023-12-29 05:38:38 UTC - HELPFUL
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Page's patent was for a steam-powered thermal airship, not a fixed wing airplane. The first flight for this type of airship was 1783, working designs were already known. Page did not produce a prototype. Steam engines cannot produce enough lift to counteract their own weight. https://patents.google.com/patent/US817442A/en
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