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The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle ("Damselfly") was an early aircraft built in France by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. It was a light-weight monoplane with a wire-braced wing mounted atop an open-framework fuselage built around a reinforced bamboo boom. The pilot's seat was below the wing, and between the main wheels of the undercarriage. The rear end of the boom carried a tailwheel and a conventional empennage. First flight in 1908. | The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle ("Damselfly") was an early aircraft built in France by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. It was a light-weight monoplane with a wire-braced wing mounted atop an open-framework fuselage built around a reinforced bamboo boom. The pilot's seat was below the wing, and between the main wheels of the undercarriage. The rear end of the boom carried a tailwheel and a conventional empennage. First flight in 1908. | ||
| − | + | In 1909, the german aviation pioneer Hans Grade built his second airplane with the same formula of the Demoiselle. 80 of them were built in the five following years. | |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos-Dumont_Demoiselle Santos-Dumont Demoiselle on Wikipedia.] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos-Dumont_Demoiselle Santos-Dumont Demoiselle on Wikipedia.] | ||
| + | *[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_II Grade II Eindecker "Libelle" on german Wikipedia.] | ||
[[Category:Aircraft List]] | [[Category:Aircraft List]] | ||
[[Category: Santos Dumont]] | [[Category: Santos Dumont]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 25 February 2013
The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle ("Damselfly") was an early aircraft built in France by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. It was a light-weight monoplane with a wire-braced wing mounted atop an open-framework fuselage built around a reinforced bamboo boom. The pilot's seat was below the wing, and between the main wheels of the undercarriage. The rear end of the boom carried a tailwheel and a conventional empennage. First flight in 1908.
In 1909, the german aviation pioneer Hans Grade built his second airplane with the same formula of the Demoiselle. 80 of them were built in the five following years.
This page lists all films that feature the Santos-Dumont Demoiselle.
See also
Pages in category "Santos Dumont Demoiselle"
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.