l'aeronaut

Updated: June 11, 2025

This was known as "The Giant," the creation of M. Nadar, a progressive and practical aeronaut, who had always entertained ambitious ideas about aerial travel. M. Nadar had been editor of L'Aeronaut, a French journal devoted to the advancement of aerostation generally.

John Mackenzie Bacon - The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation