In 1898, Santos-Dumont flew his first balloon design, the Brésil.
After numerous balloon flights, Santos-Dumont turned to the design of steerable balloons, known as dirigibles. Airships that could be propelled through the air rather than drifting along with the wind.
Between 1898 and 1905, he built and flew 11 dirigibles.
Collection of Jean-Pierre Lauwers, Earlyaviators.com
Source: Earlyaviators.com & Wikipedia
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