Alberto Santos-Dumontand biplane flight theycari 906 September14 thatyear heflewforeightseconds Thecraftwas powered byan eight-cylinder engine used aluminum propeller invented Santos-Dumont LePetit Santos THIS NOVEMBER celebrate 75th anni versary first officially recorded flight airplane Europe November 12 1906 After three-quarters century Alberto Santos Dumont man made flight 14bit remains colorful complex enigmatic pioneers shaped early growth European aviation Le Petit Santos Paris multi tudes loved him stood five feet five inches tall high-button elevator pumps rarely allowed weight climb much over 110 pounds prominent ears wide-set intense eyes trim mustache thinning hair slick pomade parted middle marked him natural subject newspaper magazine caricaturists era taste clothes high starched collars rounded tabs rolled cuffs pleated silk shirts close-fitting waistcoats jackets attracted much attention helped set new style boulevardieres Ia belle epoque accomplished nothing else would remember him today man introduced wrist watch extraordinarily restless manner high shrill voice friend recalled agility cat sure feet climber hands engineer Mercurial difficult understand would remembered some shy reserved fellow very soul courtesy Others regarded him brusque aggressive man brooked no opposition thoughts opinions plans son railway construction engineer Alberto Santos-Dumont born Brazilian state Minas Gerais July 20 1873 Soon thereafter father purchased what become successful coffee plan tations Sao Paulo district Young Alberto grew up atmosphere ease affluence acquired broad cosmopolitan outlook well fluent command Portugese Spanish French English result extensive travel family Latin America Europe history aviation full interesting personalities have much making history machines associated Some have called Alberto Santos-Dumont father aviation isnt true theres no denying contribution made time no continent Europe flown heavier-than-air craftE Tom D Crouch 72 Model Aviation Alberto Santos-Dumont firss man make flight heavier-than-air vehicle Europe flambouyant style exciting ad ventures talk Paris society rio -oIs doesnt reproduce itself AC model flanked rubber-powered version whiCh won 1 9O AMA Indoor Nats Scale event made first balloon flight 1897 shortly after taking up residence Paris Entranced experience quickly placed order small balloon own Brasil made number ascents around Paris during summer fall 1898 Santos-Dumont unwilling remain captive winds September 1898 test-flown first 12 dirigible airships would construct over next seven years sight eccentric courageous little Brazilian chugging across roof tops frail airships thrilled Parisians exploits talk cafe society Already something celebrity Santos Dumont first achieved international fame October 19 1901 piloted airship No 6 Aero-Club grounds St Cloud Eiffel Tower back less 30 minutes win 100000 franc Deutsch Prize spite fact admirers continued regard him fanatical cham pion dirigible balloon Santos-Dumont begun turn attention toward prob lems heavier-than-air flight early 1904 News early success Wilbur Orville Wright caught complacent Europeans 0000EOhNOOOOOSAOC iiIKl CAEOONAOP TOOTO*OooTOSOT0ATO0Ofl OF TOE *01*0* TOO- 0001 E00 0000 JOTS TO 000E0000 1000 ______________________SANTOS DUMONT 14-bk 0000T.T0 0500 00T00O*00*0T TOoT400 ecember 1981 73 surprise Leading members Aero-Club France determined recapture preserve French tradition aeronautical leadership dated invention balloon offered prizes would encourage countrymen overtake surpass upstart Americans Santos-Dumont responded enthusiasm January 1906 announced himself first contestant greatest new prizes 50000 franc Grand Prix dAviation offered E Archdeacon H Deutsche de Ia Meurth first ventures field powered heavier-than-air flight already fallen far short success Number 11 monoplane glider designed built 1905 proved incapable flight next machine helicop ter disappointing never com pleted Following brief interlude during constructed No 13 airship Santos-Dumont began work first powered airplane 1 4-bis 14 model b 1906 design new machine Santos combined fuzzy understand ing Wright pattern biplane wings forward elevator box-kite Austra lian Lawrence Hargrave introduced 1894 wings divided cells six side-curtains given marked dihedral lateral stability craft wing span 115 meters chord 25 meters surface area 52 square meters fabric long box fuselage carried box-kite cell its forward end doubled elevator rudder 24-hp Antoinette engine powered craft pilot stood wicker basket immediately front engine rear aircraft Two wheels underthe cockpit forward skid served undercarriage finished machine nicknamed Bird Prey Slung beneath gasbag Santos identi fied No 14 14-bis first flew July 1906 preliminary tests out way flight trials proceeded balloon Polo Ground Bois de Boulogne Paris munici pal park August September 1906 craft first left ground under its own power ahopof4-7 meters September 13 445 afternoon October 23 Santos air once againthis time covering distance over 50 meters altitude 3-4 meters effort won Coupe Ernest Archdeacon having flown over 25 meters Unaware fact Wilbur Orville Wright made flights up 24 miles previous year members ofthe Aero-Club hailed Santos-Dumont triumphant eagerly awaited next foray air came November 12 1906 Early morning workmen wheeled 1 4-bis short distance dnwn Rue de Longchamp its striped canvas hangar Paris suburb Neuilly St James through Bagatelle gate onto open stretch Bois de Boulogne long used training race horses field surrounded automobiles jammed hundreds spectators come watch man fly Santos made three abortive trials day about 4 pm climbed cockpit fourth attempt New York Herald reporter described scene vast crowd formed two long lines down center field general hush motor began turn shout satisfaction rd Prey bounded off like flash and. tearing through air nearly forty kilometers hour Down long line people M Santos Dumont steered wonderful machine perfect ly balanced steady veritable bird along line roar triumph broke out general excitement people grouped further long line closed advancing aeronauts path M Santos-Dumont saw thing raised head machine soared upward until above people women beneath him took fright began scatter hither thither Viewing scene ground some alarm Santos-Dumont attempted turn right gain open ground machine incapable making simple turn slowed finally came safely earth 222 meters 720 feet takeoff point entire flight lasted 21-1/5 seconds Santos-Dumonts best effort still 130 feet 37 seconds short longest four flights made Wilbur Orville Wright December 17 1903 machine primitive far cry practical airplane Wrights perfected Dayton cow pasture during 1904 1905 Santos-Dumont French colleagues admirers Continued page 139 74 Model Aviation Resplendent Panama hat starched collar Alberta himself mans controls What no leather helmet goggles Tom Crouch curator National Air Space Museum examinesthe completed model Santos-Dumonts 14-bis flier pigeon about overtaken 14-bis would have gotten view canard pusher biplane control wires elevator rudder movements inside THE FIFTH ANNUAL IAII JANUARY 9&1O 1982 SEE THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND VISIT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MODEL AIRCRAFT * ci%V wfAe MODEL ENGINES MODEL BOATS%I RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS MODEL CARS* MODELING ACCESSORIES INDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS STATIC DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 17141 548-4700 little pick up speed youre way again Remember directional control better little flying speed dont slow up too high far out landing approach Good luck enjoy have fun Santos- Dumont/Crouch Continued page 74 enough flown 1 4-bis technological dead end no discernible influence subsequent development airplane Yet flight November 12 1906 enormous impact inspired other experimenters redouble efforts join Santos-Dumont air 21 seconds spent flying over field Bagatelle represented peak Santos Dumonts career remained active aero nautics through 1910 developed among other things popular little Demoiselle mono plane delighted air show crowds Europe America December 1910 AeroClub de France unveiled monument commemorating events occurred Bagatelle four years earlier Santos-Dumont already seemed like figure distant past years after 1910 bitter ones victim disseminated sclerosis health stead ily declined Santos-Dumonts efforts contri bute French war effort unsuccessful point accused being German spy spent war years Brazil hailed hero adulation native land did little relieve growing depression however Santos Dumont blamed himself death de struction being wrought airship air plane Europe coming peace brought little relief traveled widely could recapture enthusiasm gripped him during years pioneered flying machine use aircraft civil war Brazil 1932 final blow committed suicide home Brazil July 23 1932 three days after 59th birthday Alberto Santos-Dumont have claimed father aviation made few technical contributions aeronautics impact personality very fact flown incalculable importance inspiring other European pioneers sense opened door future seems little danger value contribu tion will forgotten SILK $195yd NY RES Add 4/@ FOR Fine Quality Model Building Any length Max 50 yd Lengths STILL THE BEST LIGHT- STRONG ECONOMICAL PERSONAL CHECKS DELAY ORDERS SHIPPING ADD 50 FOREIGN ISO PER ORDER SROWNSELL FLAG 4 DECAL CO 121 LAUREL ROADNEW CITY NY 10956 914-634 8500 December 1981 139 RN Al Ir- L ROVERSEAS ftxHIdITORS CORDIALLY IN VI TED IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT New SUPER QUADRA $8995 wiih BRISIGHELLA FLYWHEEL$1069s QuADRA MARINE engine$12495 QUADRA REPAIR$1000 plus paris KIORITZ engine 244 cc in$19995 Jim Messer ERCOIJPEPLANS $2195 KIT $21995 Jim MesserTOMAHAWKPLANS $2195 KIT$23995 BALSA BASSWOOD aizea 40% OFF Concepi FLEET KIT-$1 7995 FG Cowl$1995 P&W RADIAL ENGI NES set 5for Fleet $2995 VICKERS LEWIS MACHINE GUN KITS $1495 10 dia COVERED WHEELS USA Pup$2895 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN rey $2495 STARDUSTER TOO ighellal $2995 WACO HKS-7&GREAT LAKES/Rosensiock $2495 VOLKSPLANE ken Charlie $2195 FLYBABY$1895SE5Rausch$2495 COCKPIT KITS Stearman Fleef F4U-1$1800 Ercoupe $1500 Tomahawk $2150 Citabria $2495 J-3 Cub $1850 ME-i 0951950 Spittire $2195 FIBERGLASS ARROW SHAFTS 5/16x32 1g 6/$1 000 24-Hour Service. $250 postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAIleganv NY 14706
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/12
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 74, 139
Alberto Santos-Dumontand biplane flight theycari 906 September14 thatyear heflewforeightseconds Thecraftwas powered byan eight-cylinder engine used aluminum propeller invented Santos-Dumont LePetit Santos THIS NOVEMBER celebrate 75th anni versary first officially recorded flight airplane Europe November 12 1906 After three-quarters century Alberto Santos Dumont man made flight 14bit remains colorful complex enigmatic pioneers shaped early growth European aviation Le Petit Santos Paris multi tudes loved him stood five feet five inches tall high-button elevator pumps rarely allowed weight climb much over 110 pounds prominent ears wide-set intense eyes trim mustache thinning hair slick pomade parted middle marked him natural subject newspaper magazine caricaturists era taste clothes high starched collars rounded tabs rolled cuffs pleated silk shirts close-fitting waistcoats jackets attracted much attention helped set new style boulevardieres Ia belle epoque accomplished nothing else would remember him today man introduced wrist watch extraordinarily restless manner high shrill voice friend recalled agility cat sure feet climber hands engineer Mercurial difficult understand would remembered some shy reserved fellow very soul courtesy Others regarded him brusque aggressive man brooked no opposition thoughts opinions plans son railway construction engineer Alberto Santos-Dumont born Brazilian state Minas Gerais July 20 1873 Soon thereafter father purchased what become successful coffee plan tations Sao Paulo district Young Alberto grew up atmosphere ease affluence acquired broad cosmopolitan outlook well fluent command Portugese Spanish French English result extensive travel family Latin America Europe history aviation full interesting personalities have much making history machines associated Some have called Alberto Santos-Dumont father aviation isnt true theres no denying contribution made time no continent Europe flown heavier-than-air craftE Tom D Crouch 72 Model Aviation Alberto Santos-Dumont firss man make flight heavier-than-air vehicle Europe flambouyant style exciting ad ventures talk Paris society rio -oIs doesnt reproduce itself AC model flanked rubber-powered version whiCh won 1 9O AMA Indoor Nats Scale event made first balloon flight 1897 shortly after taking up residence Paris Entranced experience quickly placed order small balloon own Brasil made number ascents around Paris during summer fall 1898 Santos-Dumont unwilling remain captive winds September 1898 test-flown first 12 dirigible airships would construct over next seven years sight eccentric courageous little Brazilian chugging across roof tops frail airships thrilled Parisians exploits talk cafe society Already something celebrity Santos Dumont first achieved international fame October 19 1901 piloted airship No 6 Aero-Club grounds St Cloud Eiffel Tower back less 30 minutes win 100000 franc Deutsch Prize spite fact admirers continued regard him fanatical cham pion dirigible balloon Santos-Dumont begun turn attention toward prob lems heavier-than-air flight early 1904 News early success Wilbur Orville Wright caught complacent Europeans 0000EOhNOOOOOSAOC iiIKl CAEOONAOP TOOTO*OooTOSOT0ATO0Ofl OF TOE *01*0* TOO- 0001 E00 0000 JOTS TO 000E0000 1000 ______________________SANTOS DUMONT 14-bk 0000T.T0 0500 00T00O*00*0T TOoT400 ecember 1981 73 surprise Leading members Aero-Club France determined recapture preserve French tradition aeronautical leadership dated invention balloon offered prizes would encourage countrymen overtake surpass upstart Americans Santos-Dumont responded enthusiasm January 1906 announced himself first contestant greatest new prizes 50000 franc Grand Prix dAviation offered E Archdeacon H Deutsche de Ia Meurth first ventures field powered heavier-than-air flight already fallen far short success Number 11 monoplane glider designed built 1905 proved incapable flight next machine helicop ter disappointing never com pleted Following brief interlude during constructed No 13 airship Santos-Dumont began work first powered airplane 1 4-bis 14 model b 1906 design new machine Santos combined fuzzy understand ing Wright pattern biplane wings forward elevator box-kite Austra lian Lawrence Hargrave introduced 1894 wings divided cells six side-curtains given marked dihedral lateral stability craft wing span 115 meters chord 25 meters surface area 52 square meters fabric long box fuselage carried box-kite cell its forward end doubled elevator rudder 24-hp Antoinette engine powered craft pilot stood wicker basket immediately front engine rear aircraft Two wheels underthe cockpit forward skid served undercarriage finished machine nicknamed Bird Prey Slung beneath gasbag Santos identi fied No 14 14-bis first flew July 1906 preliminary tests out way flight trials proceeded balloon Polo Ground Bois de Boulogne Paris munici pal park August September 1906 craft first left ground under its own power ahopof4-7 meters September 13 445 afternoon October 23 Santos air once againthis time covering distance over 50 meters altitude 3-4 meters effort won Coupe Ernest Archdeacon having flown over 25 meters Unaware fact Wilbur Orville Wright made flights up 24 miles previous year members ofthe Aero-Club hailed Santos-Dumont triumphant eagerly awaited next foray air came November 12 1906 Early morning workmen wheeled 1 4-bis short distance dnwn Rue de Longchamp its striped canvas hangar Paris suburb Neuilly St James through Bagatelle gate onto open stretch Bois de Boulogne long used training race horses field surrounded automobiles jammed hundreds spectators come watch man fly Santos made three abortive trials day about 4 pm climbed cockpit fourth attempt New York Herald reporter described scene vast crowd formed two long lines down center field general hush motor began turn shout satisfaction rd Prey bounded off like flash and. tearing through air nearly forty kilometers hour Down long line people M Santos Dumont steered wonderful machine perfect ly balanced steady veritable bird along line roar triumph broke out general excitement people grouped further long line closed advancing aeronauts path M Santos-Dumont saw thing raised head machine soared upward until above people women beneath him took fright began scatter hither thither Viewing scene ground some alarm Santos-Dumont attempted turn right gain open ground machine incapable making simple turn slowed finally came safely earth 222 meters 720 feet takeoff point entire flight lasted 21-1/5 seconds Santos-Dumonts best effort still 130 feet 37 seconds short longest four flights made Wilbur Orville Wright December 17 1903 machine primitive far cry practical airplane Wrights perfected Dayton cow pasture during 1904 1905 Santos-Dumont French colleagues admirers Continued page 139 74 Model Aviation Resplendent Panama hat starched collar Alberta himself mans controls What no leather helmet goggles Tom Crouch curator National Air Space Museum examinesthe completed model Santos-Dumonts 14-bis flier pigeon about overtaken 14-bis would have gotten view canard pusher biplane control wires elevator rudder movements inside THE FIFTH ANNUAL IAII JANUARY 9&1O 1982 SEE THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND VISIT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MODEL AIRCRAFT * ci%V wfAe MODEL ENGINES MODEL BOATS%I RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS MODEL CARS* MODELING ACCESSORIES INDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS STATIC DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 17141 548-4700 little pick up speed youre way again Remember directional control better little flying speed dont slow up too high far out landing approach Good luck enjoy have fun Santos- Dumont/Crouch Continued page 74 enough flown 1 4-bis technological dead end no discernible influence subsequent development airplane Yet flight November 12 1906 enormous impact inspired other experimenters redouble efforts join Santos-Dumont air 21 seconds spent flying over field Bagatelle represented peak Santos Dumonts career remained active aero nautics through 1910 developed among other things popular little Demoiselle mono plane delighted air show crowds Europe America December 1910 AeroClub de France unveiled monument commemorating events occurred Bagatelle four years earlier Santos-Dumont already seemed like figure distant past years after 1910 bitter ones victim disseminated sclerosis health stead ily declined Santos-Dumonts efforts contri bute French war effort unsuccessful point accused being German spy spent war years Brazil hailed hero adulation native land did little relieve growing depression however Santos Dumont blamed himself death de struction being wrought airship air plane Europe coming peace brought little relief traveled widely could recapture enthusiasm gripped him during years pioneered flying machine use aircraft civil war Brazil 1932 final blow committed suicide home Brazil July 23 1932 three days after 59th birthday Alberto Santos-Dumont have claimed father aviation made few technical contributions aeronautics impact personality very fact flown incalculable importance inspiring other European pioneers sense opened door future seems little danger value contribu tion will forgotten SILK $195yd NY RES Add 4/@ FOR Fine Quality Model Building Any length Max 50 yd Lengths STILL THE BEST LIGHT- STRONG ECONOMICAL PERSONAL CHECKS DELAY ORDERS SHIPPING ADD 50 FOREIGN ISO PER ORDER SROWNSELL FLAG 4 DECAL CO 121 LAUREL ROADNEW CITY NY 10956 914-634 8500 December 1981 139 RN Al Ir- L ROVERSEAS ftxHIdITORS CORDIALLY IN VI TED IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT New SUPER QUADRA $8995 wiih BRISIGHELLA FLYWHEEL$1069s QuADRA MARINE engine$12495 QUADRA REPAIR$1000 plus paris KIORITZ engine 244 cc in$19995 Jim Messer ERCOIJPEPLANS $2195 KIT $21995 Jim MesserTOMAHAWKPLANS $2195 KIT$23995 BALSA BASSWOOD aizea 40% OFF Concepi FLEET KIT-$1 7995 FG Cowl$1995 P&W RADIAL ENGI NES set 5for Fleet $2995 VICKERS LEWIS MACHINE GUN KITS $1495 10 dia COVERED WHEELS USA Pup$2895 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN rey $2495 STARDUSTER TOO ighellal $2995 WACO HKS-7&GREAT LAKES/Rosensiock $2495 VOLKSPLANE ken Charlie $2195 FLYBABY$1895SE5Rausch$2495 COCKPIT KITS Stearman Fleef F4U-1$1800 Ercoupe $1500 Tomahawk $2150 Citabria $2495 J-3 Cub $1850 ME-i 0951950 Spittire $2195 FIBERGLASS ARROW SHAFTS 5/16x32 1g 6/$1 000 24-Hour Service. $250 postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAIleganv NY 14706
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/12
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 74, 139
Alberto Santos-Dumontand biplane flight theycari 906 September14 thatyear heflewforeightseconds Thecraftwas powered byan eight-cylinder engine used aluminum propeller invented Santos-Dumont LePetit Santos THIS NOVEMBER celebrate 75th anni versary first officially recorded flight airplane Europe November 12 1906 After three-quarters century Alberto Santos Dumont man made flight 14bit remains colorful complex enigmatic pioneers shaped early growth European aviation Le Petit Santos Paris multi tudes loved him stood five feet five inches tall high-button elevator pumps rarely allowed weight climb much over 110 pounds prominent ears wide-set intense eyes trim mustache thinning hair slick pomade parted middle marked him natural subject newspaper magazine caricaturists era taste clothes high starched collars rounded tabs rolled cuffs pleated silk shirts close-fitting waistcoats jackets attracted much attention helped set new style boulevardieres Ia belle epoque accomplished nothing else would remember him today man introduced wrist watch extraordinarily restless manner high shrill voice friend recalled agility cat sure feet climber hands engineer Mercurial difficult understand would remembered some shy reserved fellow very soul courtesy Others regarded him brusque aggressive man brooked no opposition thoughts opinions plans son railway construction engineer Alberto Santos-Dumont born Brazilian state Minas Gerais July 20 1873 Soon thereafter father purchased what become successful coffee plan tations Sao Paulo district Young Alberto grew up atmosphere ease affluence acquired broad cosmopolitan outlook well fluent command Portugese Spanish French English result extensive travel family Latin America Europe history aviation full interesting personalities have much making history machines associated Some have called Alberto Santos-Dumont father aviation isnt true theres no denying contribution made time no continent Europe flown heavier-than-air craftE Tom D Crouch 72 Model Aviation Alberto Santos-Dumont firss man make flight heavier-than-air vehicle Europe flambouyant style exciting ad ventures talk Paris society rio -oIs doesnt reproduce itself AC model flanked rubber-powered version whiCh won 1 9O AMA Indoor Nats Scale event made first balloon flight 1897 shortly after taking up residence Paris Entranced experience quickly placed order small balloon own Brasil made number ascents around Paris during summer fall 1898 Santos-Dumont unwilling remain captive winds September 1898 test-flown first 12 dirigible airships would construct over next seven years sight eccentric courageous little Brazilian chugging across roof tops frail airships thrilled Parisians exploits talk cafe society Already something celebrity Santos Dumont first achieved international fame October 19 1901 piloted airship No 6 Aero-Club grounds St Cloud Eiffel Tower back less 30 minutes win 100000 franc Deutsch Prize spite fact admirers continued regard him fanatical cham pion dirigible balloon Santos-Dumont begun turn attention toward prob lems heavier-than-air flight early 1904 News early success Wilbur Orville Wright caught complacent Europeans 0000EOhNOOOOOSAOC iiIKl CAEOONAOP TOOTO*OooTOSOT0ATO0Ofl OF TOE *01*0* TOO- 0001 E00 0000 JOTS TO 000E0000 1000 ______________________SANTOS DUMONT 14-bk 0000T.T0 0500 00T00O*00*0T TOoT400 ecember 1981 73 surprise Leading members Aero-Club France determined recapture preserve French tradition aeronautical leadership dated invention balloon offered prizes would encourage countrymen overtake surpass upstart Americans Santos-Dumont responded enthusiasm January 1906 announced himself first contestant greatest new prizes 50000 franc Grand Prix dAviation offered E Archdeacon H Deutsche de Ia Meurth first ventures field powered heavier-than-air flight already fallen far short success Number 11 monoplane glider designed built 1905 proved incapable flight next machine helicop ter disappointing never com pleted Following brief interlude during constructed No 13 airship Santos-Dumont began work first powered airplane 1 4-bis 14 model b 1906 design new machine Santos combined fuzzy understand ing Wright pattern biplane wings forward elevator box-kite Austra lian Lawrence Hargrave introduced 1894 wings divided cells six side-curtains given marked dihedral lateral stability craft wing span 115 meters chord 25 meters surface area 52 square meters fabric long box fuselage carried box-kite cell its forward end doubled elevator rudder 24-hp Antoinette engine powered craft pilot stood wicker basket immediately front engine rear aircraft Two wheels underthe cockpit forward skid served undercarriage finished machine nicknamed Bird Prey Slung beneath gasbag Santos identi fied No 14 14-bis first flew July 1906 preliminary tests out way flight trials proceeded balloon Polo Ground Bois de Boulogne Paris munici pal park August September 1906 craft first left ground under its own power ahopof4-7 meters September 13 445 afternoon October 23 Santos air once againthis time covering distance over 50 meters altitude 3-4 meters effort won Coupe Ernest Archdeacon having flown over 25 meters Unaware fact Wilbur Orville Wright made flights up 24 miles previous year members ofthe Aero-Club hailed Santos-Dumont triumphant eagerly awaited next foray air came November 12 1906 Early morning workmen wheeled 1 4-bis short distance dnwn Rue de Longchamp its striped canvas hangar Paris suburb Neuilly St James through Bagatelle gate onto open stretch Bois de Boulogne long used training race horses field surrounded automobiles jammed hundreds spectators come watch man fly Santos made three abortive trials day about 4 pm climbed cockpit fourth attempt New York Herald reporter described scene vast crowd formed two long lines down center field general hush motor began turn shout satisfaction rd Prey bounded off like flash and. tearing through air nearly forty kilometers hour Down long line people M Santos Dumont steered wonderful machine perfect ly balanced steady veritable bird along line roar triumph broke out general excitement people grouped further long line closed advancing aeronauts path M Santos-Dumont saw thing raised head machine soared upward until above people women beneath him took fright began scatter hither thither Viewing scene ground some alarm Santos-Dumont attempted turn right gain open ground machine incapable making simple turn slowed finally came safely earth 222 meters 720 feet takeoff point entire flight lasted 21-1/5 seconds Santos-Dumonts best effort still 130 feet 37 seconds short longest four flights made Wilbur Orville Wright December 17 1903 machine primitive far cry practical airplane Wrights perfected Dayton cow pasture during 1904 1905 Santos-Dumont French colleagues admirers Continued page 139 74 Model Aviation Resplendent Panama hat starched collar Alberta himself mans controls What no leather helmet goggles Tom Crouch curator National Air Space Museum examinesthe completed model Santos-Dumonts 14-bis flier pigeon about overtaken 14-bis would have gotten view canard pusher biplane control wires elevator rudder movements inside THE FIFTH ANNUAL IAII JANUARY 9&1O 1982 SEE THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND VISIT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MODEL AIRCRAFT * ci%V wfAe MODEL ENGINES MODEL BOATS%I RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS MODEL CARS* MODELING ACCESSORIES INDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS STATIC DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 17141 548-4700 little pick up speed youre way again Remember directional control better little flying speed dont slow up too high far out landing approach Good luck enjoy have fun Santos- Dumont/Crouch Continued page 74 enough flown 1 4-bis technological dead end no discernible influence subsequent development airplane Yet flight November 12 1906 enormous impact inspired other experimenters redouble efforts join Santos-Dumont air 21 seconds spent flying over field Bagatelle represented peak Santos Dumonts career remained active aero nautics through 1910 developed among other things popular little Demoiselle mono plane delighted air show crowds Europe America December 1910 AeroClub de France unveiled monument commemorating events occurred Bagatelle four years earlier Santos-Dumont already seemed like figure distant past years after 1910 bitter ones victim disseminated sclerosis health stead ily declined Santos-Dumonts efforts contri bute French war effort unsuccessful point accused being German spy spent war years Brazil hailed hero adulation native land did little relieve growing depression however Santos Dumont blamed himself death de struction being wrought airship air plane Europe coming peace brought little relief traveled widely could recapture enthusiasm gripped him during years pioneered flying machine use aircraft civil war Brazil 1932 final blow committed suicide home Brazil July 23 1932 three days after 59th birthday Alberto Santos-Dumont have claimed father aviation made few technical contributions aeronautics impact personality very fact flown incalculable importance inspiring other European pioneers sense opened door future seems little danger value contribu tion will forgotten SILK $195yd NY RES Add 4/@ FOR Fine Quality Model Building Any length Max 50 yd Lengths STILL THE BEST LIGHT- STRONG ECONOMICAL PERSONAL CHECKS DELAY ORDERS SHIPPING ADD 50 FOREIGN ISO PER ORDER SROWNSELL FLAG 4 DECAL CO 121 LAUREL ROADNEW CITY NY 10956 914-634 8500 December 1981 139 RN Al Ir- L ROVERSEAS ftxHIdITORS CORDIALLY IN VI TED IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT New SUPER QUADRA $8995 wiih BRISIGHELLA FLYWHEEL$1069s QuADRA MARINE engine$12495 QUADRA REPAIR$1000 plus paris KIORITZ engine 244 cc in$19995 Jim Messer ERCOIJPEPLANS $2195 KIT $21995 Jim MesserTOMAHAWKPLANS $2195 KIT$23995 BALSA BASSWOOD aizea 40% OFF Concepi FLEET KIT-$1 7995 FG Cowl$1995 P&W RADIAL ENGI NES set 5for Fleet $2995 VICKERS LEWIS MACHINE GUN KITS $1495 10 dia COVERED WHEELS USA Pup$2895 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN rey $2495 STARDUSTER TOO ighellal $2995 WACO HKS-7&GREAT LAKES/Rosensiock $2495 VOLKSPLANE ken Charlie $2195 FLYBABY$1895SE5Rausch$2495 COCKPIT KITS Stearman Fleef F4U-1$1800 Ercoupe $1500 Tomahawk $2150 Citabria $2495 J-3 Cub $1850 ME-i 0951950 Spittire $2195 FIBERGLASS ARROW SHAFTS 5/16x32 1g 6/$1 000 24-Hour Service. $250 postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAIleganv NY 14706
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/12
Page Numbers: 72, 73, 74, 139
Alberto Santos-Dumontand biplane flight theycari 906 September14 thatyear heflewforeightseconds Thecraftwas powered byan eight-cylinder engine used aluminum propeller invented Santos-Dumont LePetit Santos THIS NOVEMBER celebrate 75th anni versary first officially recorded flight airplane Europe November 12 1906 After three-quarters century Alberto Santos Dumont man made flight 14bit remains colorful complex enigmatic pioneers shaped early growth European aviation Le Petit Santos Paris multi tudes loved him stood five feet five inches tall high-button elevator pumps rarely allowed weight climb much over 110 pounds prominent ears wide-set intense eyes trim mustache thinning hair slick pomade parted middle marked him natural subject newspaper magazine caricaturists era taste clothes high starched collars rounded tabs rolled cuffs pleated silk shirts close-fitting waistcoats jackets attracted much attention helped set new style boulevardieres Ia belle epoque accomplished nothing else would remember him today man introduced wrist watch extraordinarily restless manner high shrill voice friend recalled agility cat sure feet climber hands engineer Mercurial difficult understand would remembered some shy reserved fellow very soul courtesy Others regarded him brusque aggressive man brooked no opposition thoughts opinions plans son railway construction engineer Alberto Santos-Dumont born Brazilian state Minas Gerais July 20 1873 Soon thereafter father purchased what become successful coffee plan tations Sao Paulo district Young Alberto grew up atmosphere ease affluence acquired broad cosmopolitan outlook well fluent command Portugese Spanish French English result extensive travel family Latin America Europe history aviation full interesting personalities have much making history machines associated Some have called Alberto Santos-Dumont father aviation isnt true theres no denying contribution made time no continent Europe flown heavier-than-air craftE Tom D Crouch 72 Model Aviation Alberto Santos-Dumont firss man make flight heavier-than-air vehicle Europe flambouyant style exciting ad ventures talk Paris society rio -oIs doesnt reproduce itself AC model flanked rubber-powered version whiCh won 1 9O AMA Indoor Nats Scale event made first balloon flight 1897 shortly after taking up residence Paris Entranced experience quickly placed order small balloon own Brasil made number ascents around Paris during summer fall 1898 Santos-Dumont unwilling remain captive winds September 1898 test-flown first 12 dirigible airships would construct over next seven years sight eccentric courageous little Brazilian chugging across roof tops frail airships thrilled Parisians exploits talk cafe society Already something celebrity Santos Dumont first achieved international fame October 19 1901 piloted airship No 6 Aero-Club grounds St Cloud Eiffel Tower back less 30 minutes win 100000 franc Deutsch Prize spite fact admirers continued regard him fanatical cham pion dirigible balloon Santos-Dumont begun turn attention toward prob lems heavier-than-air flight early 1904 News early success Wilbur Orville Wright caught complacent Europeans 0000EOhNOOOOOSAOC iiIKl CAEOONAOP TOOTO*OooTOSOT0ATO0Ofl OF TOE *01*0* TOO- 0001 E00 0000 JOTS TO 000E0000 1000 ______________________SANTOS DUMONT 14-bk 0000T.T0 0500 00T00O*00*0T TOoT400 ecember 1981 73 surprise Leading members Aero-Club France determined recapture preserve French tradition aeronautical leadership dated invention balloon offered prizes would encourage countrymen overtake surpass upstart Americans Santos-Dumont responded enthusiasm January 1906 announced himself first contestant greatest new prizes 50000 franc Grand Prix dAviation offered E Archdeacon H Deutsche de Ia Meurth first ventures field powered heavier-than-air flight already fallen far short success Number 11 monoplane glider designed built 1905 proved incapable flight next machine helicop ter disappointing never com pleted Following brief interlude during constructed No 13 airship Santos-Dumont began work first powered airplane 1 4-bis 14 model b 1906 design new machine Santos combined fuzzy understand ing Wright pattern biplane wings forward elevator box-kite Austra lian Lawrence Hargrave introduced 1894 wings divided cells six side-curtains given marked dihedral lateral stability craft wing span 115 meters chord 25 meters surface area 52 square meters fabric long box fuselage carried box-kite cell its forward end doubled elevator rudder 24-hp Antoinette engine powered craft pilot stood wicker basket immediately front engine rear aircraft Two wheels underthe cockpit forward skid served undercarriage finished machine nicknamed Bird Prey Slung beneath gasbag Santos identi fied No 14 14-bis first flew July 1906 preliminary tests out way flight trials proceeded balloon Polo Ground Bois de Boulogne Paris munici pal park August September 1906 craft first left ground under its own power ahopof4-7 meters September 13 445 afternoon October 23 Santos air once againthis time covering distance over 50 meters altitude 3-4 meters effort won Coupe Ernest Archdeacon having flown over 25 meters Unaware fact Wilbur Orville Wright made flights up 24 miles previous year members ofthe Aero-Club hailed Santos-Dumont triumphant eagerly awaited next foray air came November 12 1906 Early morning workmen wheeled 1 4-bis short distance dnwn Rue de Longchamp its striped canvas hangar Paris suburb Neuilly St James through Bagatelle gate onto open stretch Bois de Boulogne long used training race horses field surrounded automobiles jammed hundreds spectators come watch man fly Santos made three abortive trials day about 4 pm climbed cockpit fourth attempt New York Herald reporter described scene vast crowd formed two long lines down center field general hush motor began turn shout satisfaction rd Prey bounded off like flash and. tearing through air nearly forty kilometers hour Down long line people M Santos Dumont steered wonderful machine perfect ly balanced steady veritable bird along line roar triumph broke out general excitement people grouped further long line closed advancing aeronauts path M Santos-Dumont saw thing raised head machine soared upward until above people women beneath him took fright began scatter hither thither Viewing scene ground some alarm Santos-Dumont attempted turn right gain open ground machine incapable making simple turn slowed finally came safely earth 222 meters 720 feet takeoff point entire flight lasted 21-1/5 seconds Santos-Dumonts best effort still 130 feet 37 seconds short longest four flights made Wilbur Orville Wright December 17 1903 machine primitive far cry practical airplane Wrights perfected Dayton cow pasture during 1904 1905 Santos-Dumont French colleagues admirers Continued page 139 74 Model Aviation Resplendent Panama hat starched collar Alberta himself mans controls What no leather helmet goggles Tom Crouch curator National Air Space Museum examinesthe completed model Santos-Dumonts 14-bis flier pigeon about overtaken 14-bis would have gotten view canard pusher biplane control wires elevator rudder movements inside THE FIFTH ANNUAL IAII JANUARY 9&1O 1982 SEE THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND VISIT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MODEL AIRCRAFT * ci%V wfAe MODEL ENGINES MODEL BOATS%I RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS MODEL CARS* MODELING ACCESSORIES INDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS STATIC DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 17141 548-4700 little pick up speed youre way again Remember directional control better little flying speed dont slow up too high far out landing approach Good luck enjoy have fun Santos- Dumont/Crouch Continued page 74 enough flown 1 4-bis technological dead end no discernible influence subsequent development airplane Yet flight November 12 1906 enormous impact inspired other experimenters redouble efforts join Santos-Dumont air 21 seconds spent flying over field Bagatelle represented peak Santos Dumonts career remained active aero nautics through 1910 developed among other things popular little Demoiselle mono plane delighted air show crowds Europe America December 1910 AeroClub de France unveiled monument commemorating events occurred Bagatelle four years earlier Santos-Dumont already seemed like figure distant past years after 1910 bitter ones victim disseminated sclerosis health stead ily declined Santos-Dumonts efforts contri bute French war effort unsuccessful point accused being German spy spent war years Brazil hailed hero adulation native land did little relieve growing depression however Santos Dumont blamed himself death de struction being wrought airship air plane Europe coming peace brought little relief traveled widely could recapture enthusiasm gripped him during years pioneered flying machine use aircraft civil war Brazil 1932 final blow committed suicide home Brazil July 23 1932 three days after 59th birthday Alberto Santos-Dumont have 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