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separating the two corridors in the hangar. Francois had with him a group of mechanics who could not speak English, also an interpreter to iron out the speak difficulties. The balloon was 160 feet long and 36 feet in diameter. The car was suspended from suspension bands by cables. Francois believed he could navigate without the use of rudders, using instead, the thrust of two propellers on each side of the car. These in turn were controlled by belts. I did not witness the trials, but jading from my personal experience with the Baldwin airship, it would seem to be impossible to control the ship by this method.

On the second trial, the ship ran into the big fence, breaking the frame which allowed the balloon to scrape against the bolts as the ship was being placed in the hangar. This caused the big bole to be torn with the result, a complete loss of gas.

The outfit then was packed and shipped to France.
I was introduced to Mr. Prosper Lambert, who financed the project. He wanted to know if I believed the ship could be made a success. I honestly gave him my viewpoint. I have never heard what became of the project.

OCTAVE CHANUTE, a noted Chicago engineer, arrived with William Avery and his brother, Frank Avery. He had with him a small gliding machine. This machine was new and had been constructed for the purpose of exhibiting it as the fair. The Aeronautic Concourse was too small for gliding experiments; therefore, the outfit was moved to the field occupied by Pains Fireworks. William Avery was the pilot. When ready, Avery would mount the machine on his back, pull back against a heavy cord fastened to a drum on an electric motor, signal his brother Franks, and the start was made with William running and leaping into the air. He would quickly gain altitude,