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Santos Dumont The Father of Aviation

Santos Dumont The Father of Aviation. Amanda Aparecida da Silva. In the three following years

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Santos Dumont The Father of Aviation

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  1. Santos DumontTheFatherofAviation Amanda Aparecida da Silva

  2. In thethreefollowingyears • For example, atthat time steamandelectricengineswereused in dirigibleballoons. Santos Dumont wasthefirstone to use aninternalcombustionengine in a lighterthanair machine.

  3. OnOctober 19, 1901 • Predetermined 11 km • ThuswinningtheDeutsch de laMeurthePrize. • 100.000 francs

  4. Theairplane is born

  5. “It hasneverbeendone,butthat is thedistinctivesignofallinnovations!”-Santos Dumont 1905

  6. In 1906, themilionaire Ernst ArchdeaconofferedtheArchdeaconcupand a prizeof 3.000 francs for thefirstwhocouldtake off andfly a distanceofatleast 25m in a selfpropelledheavierthanair machine

  7. Why 14-bis?

  8. 183 cubicmetersthatused a helixatthebow • Duringthefirsttestsofthenewheavierthanair machine, theaircraftwasattached to theballoon No. 14, thusoriginatingthename 14-bis.

  9. OnOctober 23,1906 • Bagatellefield, France • 61m • Reaching na altitude ofabout 2m/3m

  10. So, atexactly 4:45 p.m.onthatday, in a momentthatbecomeknown as “ a memorable minute in airnavigationhistory”, a manwasable to fly a heavierthanair machine for thefirst time.

  11. The brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright saidthattheyflewonDecember 17,1903,butevenconsideringthat it wastrue, theyhadflownonly in a motorizedglider,launchedby a catapult, andthisclaimhadnotbeenofficialrecordedandwitnessed. • Santos Dumont wasthefirstmanwhosuccessfullyflew a heavier-thanair machine taking off withoutanyexternalassistance.

  12. Cosme DegenarDrumond, “Alberto Santos-Dumont: Novas Revelações” • Luiz Mott, Isto é Gente

  13. Alberto Santos Dumont ,1932 • Guarujá, São Paulo.

  14. After a hundredyears, weallhave to celebratetheaudaciousdeedof a manwhogavewings to the world andglory to Brazil

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