tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post3844536881436217893..comments2024-03-26T13:03:33.696+00:00Comments on British Art: AirshipsHermeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-18437270244073632712011-06-16T14:03:29.456+01:002011-06-16T14:03:29.456+01:00Thank you very much for that.Thank you very much for that.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-78176771230720860352011-06-16T13:43:19.068+01:002011-06-16T13:43:19.068+01:00The Santos-Dumont airship dipicted (http://2.bp.bl...The Santos-Dumont airship dipicted (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dLSVgS5AxBI/S8ifNyxMnwI/AAAAAAAAqao/kjKUVy5hBfE/s400/Sd_num6_rounding_tower.jpg) is not his No 6, in which he won the prize. Rather, it is of No 5 - a previous similar airship, which he also flew around the Eiffel tower. See http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/my-first-balloon-ascent.html<br />Hats off to the people who got it right. Note the small differences in envelope form and rudder shape!<br />Cheers, CharlesCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799568116283012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716892415828794074.post-8415862308881257092011-06-16T13:41:43.824+01:002011-06-16T13:41:43.824+01:00The Santos-Dumont airship dipicted (http://2.bp.bl...The Santos-Dumont airship dipicted (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dLSVgS5AxBI/S8ifNyxMnwI/AAAAAAAAqao/kjKUVy5hBfE/s400/Sd_num6_rounding_tower.jpg) is not his No 6, in which he won the prize. Rather, it is of No 5 - a previous similar airship, which he also flew around the Eiffel tower. See http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/my-first-balloon-ascent.html<br />Hats off to the people who got it right. Note the small differences in envelope form and rudder shape!<br />Cheers, CharlesCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799568116283012825noreply@blogger.com