Airships past and present, together with chapters on the use of balloons in connection with meteorology, photography and the carrier pigeon (1908)
Hildebrandt, A. (Alfred), b. 1870, Story, W. H. tr · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 87
p throughthe air. He landed in trees, in the water, on the roofs of housesin rapid succession ; still his presence of mind always founda way of escape. His first attempt started very unluckily:the airship was at once dashed against the trees and torn topieces. He said himself that the choice of an… … Fig. 34.—Santos Dumont. DIRIGIBLE BALLOONS FROM 1898 TO 1906. 67 propellers, drove him against the trees before he had time to riseabove them. He then took the precaution of starting alwayswith the front of the balloon towards the wind. The damagewas repaired in two days, and after performing some…
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