Sherlock Holmes And the Flying Machine

Sherlock Holmes investigates two aerial mysteries; the unexplained death of a balloonist, and the crash on launch of Professor Samuel Langley's steam powered Aerodrome flying machine. The balloonist has no mark on his body, and was well supplied with oxgen. The Aerodrome's wreckage does not reveal any defect, it should have flown, not crashed on launch.

Applying his astonishing powers of observation and logical deduction, Sherlock Holmes brilliantly solves both mysteries, in the process givi...