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Alberto Santos-Dumont

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alberto Santos-Dumont , 1873-1932, Brazilian aeronaut. The son of a wealthy coffee grower, he was a flamboyant bon vivant and lived in France from 1891 to 1928. A pioneer in the development of aircraft, he was the first person to construct and fly (1898) a gasoline-powered airship , the predecessor of the modern blimp. He built several other lighter-than-air craft, winning in one a prize for a round-trip flight between Saint-Cloud and the Eiffel Tower (1901). At Neuilly, France, he established in 1903 the first airship base. In 1905 he turned to the construction of airplanes, and in the first... Read more
Alberto Santos-Dumont
Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was...motorized plane. Alberto Santos-Dumont the grandson of...family. In 1891 Alberto was sent to Paris...few years later Santos-Dumont turned his attention... Read more
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...led to construction of the rigid zeppelin (1900). The nonrigid helium-filled blimp was principally developed by Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932). In 1928 Germany began regular transatlantic airship passenger service. Several explosions... Read more

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