t at Nice a few months ago. BY FRANCIS P. MANN. The wind came up suddenly, and the balloon was ship with which he is to compete for the Aero Club driven against the trees; this wind was followed bya violent storm. The uncertain air currents are thus prize of 200,000 franes offered by M. Henry… … Diagram of the Santos Dumont Air Ship. of water which is used as ballast. Thecapacity the substitution of machinery for hand labor of the balloon is334 cubic meters (11,795 21 cubic as follows. It might equally well have included loon has but 334 cubic meters (11,795°21 cubic feet) ; this feet) and…
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