Model of Santos-Dumont's '14 bis' aeroplane
- Made:
- 1906; 1962 in Paris and Kingston-upon-Thames
- maker:
- Alberto Santos-Dumont and Barbara Mary Campbell
Model of Santos-Dumont aeroplane, 14 bis (1906), scale 1:10, by Alberto Santos-Dumont, Paris, France, 1906. With human figure by Barbara Mary Campbell, Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London, England, 1962.
Model of Santos-Dumont Aeroplane, 14 bis. (1906), scale 1:10 Designed and piloted by the Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont. The first accredited sustained flight in Europe (other than a 'hop') to be achieved by a manned, powered aeroplane was made by Santos-Dumont, using this aircraft, from Bagatelle, Paris, France in November 1906.
The design used Hargrave cellular kite structure for stability, though Santos-Dumont reported that it had a worrying tendency to roll. In a 1906 Paris air show he won the Aero-Club de France prize with this aircraft for the first unassisted flight of a hundred metres, helping cement his global reputation as a pioneer of aviation and a key player in making France 'air-minded'.
Alberto Santos-Dumont employed the fortune he inherited from his family's coffee business for aviation. This aircraft was built using the fuselage from his No. 14 airship.
