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A book of a man that dreamed air-ships, planned air-ships, and read about aerial navigation since his early childhood, the Brazilian aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont. An early pioneer of aviation, a hero, a genius, and a visionary, he designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible balloons, demonstrating that routine, controlled flights were possible. This conquest of the sky made him one of the world famous people during the early 20th century. In “My Airships” the author tells us the story of his life and work, beginning with the coffee plantation of his father, an engineer in his past. His first balloon and air-ship, winning of the Deutsch Prize, how it feels to navigate the air – all this will surely be captivating for thos... Read more

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ISBN: 1419700111

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...LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Class b MY AIRSHIPS HE U, MIVC"RSITY OF ALBERTO SAXTOS-DUMONT MY AIRSHIPS The Story of My Life BY ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT ILLUSTRATED LONDON GRANT RICHARDS 1904 THB RIVERSIDE PRESS LIMITED, EDINBURGH CONTENTS PAGB INTRODUCTORY FABLE ..... 1 CHAPTER i. THE COFFEE PLANTATION . . . . 10 ii. PARIS PROFESSIONAL BALLOONISTS AUTOMOBILES . 24 in. MY FIRST BALLOON ASCENT . . . . 33 iv. MY "BRAZIL" SMALLEST OF SPHERICAL BALLOONS . 42 v. THE REAL AND THE IMAGINARY DANGERS OF BAL- LOONING ...... 51 VI. I YIELD TO THE STEERABLE BALLOON IDEA . . 63 vii. MY FIRST Am-Snip CRUISES (1898) . . . 74 VIII. HOW IT FEELS TO NAVIGATE THE AlR . . 82 ix. EXPLOSIVE ENGINES AND INFLAMMABLE GASES . . 100 x. I GO IN FOR AIR-SHIP BUILDING . . . 114 ^ xi. THE EXPOSITION SUMMER, . . . 133 xii. THE DEUTSCH PRIZE AND ITS PROBLEMS . . 153 xiii. A FALL BEFORE A RISE . . . . 164 xiv. THE BUILDING OF MY "No. 6" . . . 180 xv. WINNING THE DEUTSCH PRIZE . . . 190 xvi. A GLANCE BACKWARD...

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01 Dec 2010 01:47:04

air ships sound interesting i wonder wat is like on 1

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