Santos Dumont Explaining His Air Ship to the Hon. C.S. Rolls (1901)

7.0/10 1 min Documentary

Overview

A short documentary registering the meeting between two aviation pioneers: the Brazilian Santos Dumont and the Briton Charles Rolls. In it, Dumont presents his ideas for a future balloon, showing to Rolls the concept of such invention and the project with his notes, all of which the other man delightfully enjoys.

Cast

Alberto Santos Dumont

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