PIONEER OF THE AIR
BELIEVES IN LIGHT MACHINES. [By Electric Cable —Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, May IS. Santos Dumont. one of the first airmen, who.is jiqw cattle ranching in Brazil, is visiting Paris and will be participating in the Aero Club's grand prix on May 15th. Although declaring .that his flying days arc over, he is still keenly interested in air matters and thinks his tiny "demoiselle" was the right idea, and that had the constructors endeavoured to perfect a small and very light machine, flying would now be the most popular sport.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2124, 16 May 1922, Page 5
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