Santos-Dumont Fly

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Some infos for Vasili request:

In the year of 1906, the Santos-Dumont Brazilian more haunts the population of Paris to the uprising flight with a device weighed than air. By this and other inventions, Santos-Dumont is considered, for many, the Father of Aviation.

Alberto Santos-Dumont is born in 1873 in the Cabangu Farm, interior of Minas Gerais. Still adolescent, it goes France to study Physics, especially electricity and mechanics. With the support of the father, engineer, constructor of railroads and prosperous farmer of coffee, Santos-Dumont envereda for the aeronautical research.
In 1898, to the 25 years of age, he flies on Paris in a spherical balloon of free flight, called BRAZIL. But the objective of Santos-Dumont is to obtain to control the flight. It starts to construct to a balloon equipped with small engine the explosion. It works in its workshop with a group of collaborators.

In 1898, exactly year of the Balloon Brazil, Santos-Dumont covers the sky of Paris with its dirigible number one. To the first airship others are succeeded, more improved.

In 1901, first the great exploit. Santos-Dumont skirtes the Eiffel Tower and comes back to the starting point in less than 30 minutes. The popularity is great that Santos-Dumont conquest between the Frenchmen. Multitudes follow the experiences with its inventos.

In 1903, Santos-Dumont puts its fleet of balloons to the disposal of the minister of the war of France, for military operations.

In 1906, Santos-Dumont tries an unknown fact. To raise flight with a device more weighed than air, without the aid of a balloon. The 14-bis, its first airplane, is taken for the Field of Bagatelle. The multitude folloies curious. The 14-bis if more than raises the two meters of the ground, throughout sixty meters. It is the definitive consecration. The world-wide press the news the feat.

The following newness is is a small airplane nicknamed for the Frenchmen of Demoiselle. With 110 kilos of weight, the Demoiselle is constructed with a bamboo axle.

Santos-Dumont is also author of other known inventos less, as the Aquatic Skid. Also a form for it found is of its authorship the wristwatch - better to control the block time.

In 23 of July of 1932, to the 59 years, suicidal Santos-Dumont in one hotel room, the beach of the Guarujá, the São Paulo coast. Its workmanship contributed definitively for the development of aviation.



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And Santos Dumont suicided because he saw that his invention were being used for kiling people.
 
Originally posted by Vasili
And Santos Dumont suicided because he saw that his invention were being used for kiling people.

Originally posted by Ukas
Back then scientists and engineers still had conscience... :suicide:

Why? :( If it was me I wouldn't care as long as I'm being paid the proper patent royalties. :D
 
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