2007-03-18 02:23:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Weisskopf (In the US is known as Whitehead) flied at least one year earlier than Wright, and Weisskopf flight was powered, manned and controlled, and was also longer than the first wright flight.
take a look to wilipedia....
2007-03-18 08:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by sparviero 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alberto Santos-Dumont (20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was an early pioneer of aviation. He was born, grew up, and died in Brazil. His contributions to aviation took place while he was living in Paris, France.
Santos-Dumont designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible balloons. In doing so he became the first person to demonstrate that routine, controlled flight was possible. This "conquest of the air", in particular winning the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize on 19 October 1901 on a flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower, made him one of the most famous persons in the world during the early 1900s.
In addition to his pioneering work in airships, Santos-Dumont made the first public flight of an airplane in Paris in October 1906. That aircraft, designated 14-bis or Oiseau de proie (French for "bird of prey"), is considered to be the first to take off, fly, and land without the use of catapults, high winds, launch rails, or other external assistance. Thus some consider him to be the inventor of the airplane and in his homeland Brazil he is honored as the "Father of Aviation".[1]
2007-03-18 09:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lon B 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Santod Dumont FLOATED first in his drigibles. I wouldnt call that flying...
The Wright's flights antedates the Dumont's Bis flights by a couple of years, so Wright Brothers is your answer.
2007-03-18 20:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dumont glided about 20 feet and then crashed. The Wright Brothers flew.
2007-03-18 10:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wright brothers completed the first Controlled Man Carrying, Heavier than Air Powered Flight.
Others had previously succeeded in short flights without power.
Their design of the airfoil, a (for the time) lightweight engine and their propeller combined to allow their success.
They required a headwind for a successful take-off because of how close they were to minimum power for sustainable flight.
2007-03-18 09:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
santos
2007-03-18 09:26:34 · answer #6 · answered by tom l 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends on how you define fly
2007-03-18 13:03:05 · answer #7 · answered by Chris P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋