The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle

[@schlusselmensch]

Many years ago I ordered copies of original plans for the Demoiselle from Popular Mechanics (as I recall) and they arrived in the mail quite promptly!

[@kenzoyur]

O "Demoiselle" foi o primeiro avião realmente controlável. Os modernos ultraleves ainda usam os mesmos principios !

[@nuil501]

Amazing !!!

[@davidfranciscodasilva9559]

Alberto Santos Dumont,Genius!The first !discoverer !fabricator!Brazilian genius!

[@kenzoyur]

Forget about the Wright's "Flyers" or Dumont's 14-Bis: - The first CONTROLLED airplane was "The Demoiselle", invented by Santos Dumont. That's really matter !!!!

[@tungs1065]

would think the National Air and Space Museum would have a loading dock.

[@AllanJanus]

There is a loading dock. But bringing it in at the end of the building into the gallery where it was to be displayed was much simpler.

[@paulojorge4522]

O Brasil é o pai da Aviação

[@monteiroalves7514]

BRASIL!

[@Marcos5pb]

Mas essa réplica não é fiel ao original!

[@marcosbastos8634]

Esta réplica não é muito fiel ao Demoiselle original! Parece até um pouco maior!

[@spitfireJEJ]

Sorry - you just could not be more wrong. And there is lots of documentary evidence to support the fact you are wrong.