Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviation engineer who designed the first flight-worthy dirigible. source
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviation engineer who designed the first flight-worthy dirigible.
Alberto Santos-Dumont was very familiar with steam-driven machinery as it was used on his family's plantation, and had a special interest in the works of Jules Verne. source
Alberto Santos-Dumont was very familiar with steam-driven machinery as it was used on his family's plantation, and had a special interest in the works of Jules Verne.
Alberto Santos-Dumont is a national hero in Brazil, where it is popularly held that he preceded the Wright brothers in demonstrating a practical airplane. source
Alberto Santos-Dumont is a national hero in Brazil, where it is popularly held that he preceded the Wright brothers in demonstrating a practical airplane.
Countless roads, plazas, schools, monuments, and airports in Brazil are dedicated to Alberto Santos-Dumont, and his name is inscribed on the Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom. source
Countless roads, plazas, schools, monuments, and airports in Brazil are dedicated to Alberto Santos-Dumont, and his name is inscribed on the Tancredo Neves Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom.
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1931 until his suicide in 1932. source
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1931 until his suicide in 1932.
Alberto Santos-Dumont was educated at home with private tutors until he was old enough to attend high school in a farther city. source
Alberto Santos-Dumont was educated at home with private tutors until he was old enough to attend high school in a farther city.
On 19 October 1901, after several more attempts, Alberto Santos-Dumont succeeded in making the return flight. source
On 19 October 1901, after several more attempts, Alberto Santos-Dumont succeeded in making the return flight.
Alberto Santos-Dumont's first balloon design, the Brésil, was remarkable for its small size and light weight, with a capacity of only 113 m3 (4,000 cu ft). source
Alberto Santos-Dumont's first balloon design, the Brésil, was remarkable for its small size and light weight, with a capacity of only 113 m3 (4,000 cu ft).
In 1904 Alberto Santos-Dumont shipped his new airship No. 7 from Paris to St. Louis to fly at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, to compete for the Grand Prize of $100,000 which was to be given to a flying machine. source
In 1904 Alberto Santos-Dumont shipped his new airship No. 7 from Paris to St. Louis to fly at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, to compete for the Grand Prize of $100,000 which was to be given to a flying machine.
One of Alberto Santos-Dumont most famous planes was the fixed wing 14-bis, which he flew under its own takeoff power before the Wright Brothers developed such a wheeled system. source
One of Alberto Santos-Dumont most famous planes was the fixed wing 14-bis, which he flew under its own takeoff power before the Wright Brothers developed such a wheeled system.
In 1908 Alberto Santos-Dumont started working with Adolphe Clément's Clement-Bayard company to mass-produce the Demoiselle No 19. source
In 1908 Alberto Santos-Dumont started working with Adolphe Clément's Clement-Bayard company to mass-produce the Demoiselle No 19.
Alberto Santos-Dumont's final flight as a pilot was made in a Demoiselle on 4 January 1910. source
Alberto Santos-Dumont's final flight as a pilot was made in a Demoiselle on 4 January 1910.
In 1931 Alberto Santos-Dumont's nephew went to Switzerland and brought him to Brazil. Seriously ill and said to be depressed over his multiple sclerosis. source
In 1931 Alberto Santos-Dumont's nephew went to Switzerland and brought him to Brazil. Seriously ill and said to be depressed over his multiple sclerosis.
The use of aircraft in warfare during Sao Paulo's Constitutionalist Revolution, Alberto Santos-Dumont hanged himself on 23 July 1932 in the city of Guaruja. source
The use of aircraft in warfare during Sao Paulo's Constitutionalist Revolution, Alberto Santos-Dumont hanged himself on 23 July 1932 in the city of Guaruja.
