Many hackers are also aviation fans, and the name of Alberto Santos ... in the field. Santos Dumont is one of the few aviation pioneers that made contributions in both balloons, airships and ...

From The London Telegraph's Paris Letter ... himself will be of interest. M. Santos-Dumont says that shortly after sailing off he found that the balloon was letting out gas, owing to the defective ...

When Alberto Santos-Dumont built his first balloon ... Dumont finally realized his dream and went up in a balloon, in Paris, as a passenger. After becoming an experienced balloonist, he decided that ...