The wonderful life of Santos=Dumont
A little more than 100 years ago Brazilian inventor Santos=Dumont performed the first night flight on Parisian skies. Here in Brazil we consider Santos Dumont the man who invented the airplane.
On Nov. 12, 1906, Santos-Dumont flew in a kite-like contraption with boxy wings called the 14-Bis. 722 feet on the outskirts of Paris. It was the first public flight in the world; he was hailed as the inventor of the airplane all over Europe.
The Wright brother’s flight did not fulfill the conditions that had been set up at the time to distinguish a true flight from a prolonged hop.
Apart from the discussions, we know that Santos Dumont’s life was far more facinating than fictioal caracters such capitain Nemo, Phileas Phog and many others.
Brazil
MediumPainting, Oil
Luiz Pagano
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