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 88
ing alwayswith the front of the balloon towards the wind. The damagewas repaired in two days, and after performing some evolutionsat a low level, he gained such confidence that he sailed fromParis to Longchamps at a height of 1,300 ft. At first all wentwell. As soon as the balloon fell, the gas… … Fig. 35.—Santos Dumonts second balloon breaks its back,May 11th, 1899. but Santos Dumont did not lose his presence of mind. Heshouted to some small boys who were playing in a field, and toldthem to catch his guide-rope, and run with it as fast as possibleagainst the wind. They did as they were…
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