The Building of My 'No. 6'

My Airships: The Story of My Life

by Alberto SANTOS-DUMONT (1873 - 1932)

The delightful tale of "le petit Santos" as he dances through the sky above the City of Light at the dawn of the aerial age.A note to the listener: Throughout this story the author makes several references to helpful figures and illustrations. These may be found upon the corresponding pages in the Project Gutenberg e-book. (Summary by Scott Danneker)

Listen next episodes of My Airships: The Story of My Life:
A Glance Backward and Forward , An Accident and its Lessons , CONCLUDING FABLE: More Reasoning of Children , Flights in Mediterranean Winds , Monaco and the Maritime Guide Rope , My 'No. 9,' the Little Runabout , Paris as a Centre of Air-Ship Experiments , Speed , The Air-Ship in War , The First of the World's Air-Ship Stations , Wining the Deutsche Prize