What We Will See
that the desired inclination of the system in one direction or the other is obtained to carry out the ascending or descending movements.
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At 7 o'clock, the Santos-Dumont nº 5 passed the Eiffel Tower by going around it a little above the second platform. This turn is executed with remarkable precision.
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Let's expect to see him one of these days hovering over Paris and descending, for example, on the terrace of the Automobile Club, Place de la Concorde."
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With the balloon back in working order, all its parts revised and repaired, filled up again, I conducted preliminary experiments. Once again summoned by the Aero Club Committee, I left for the Eiffel Tower, which I circumnavigated again; but, on my way back, my machine broke down at the heights of the Trocadero. I maneuvered to choose a good place to get off. I assumed I had been happy in my maneuvers and hoped
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