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In 1906, Santos-Dumont flew 220 meters for less than half a minute. In 1905, Wilbur Wright flew 38.9 km for more than 39 minutes. This isn't one of those case
by lupusreal 2y ago
In 1906, Santos-Dumont flew 220 meters for less than half a minute. In 1905, Wilbur Wright flew 38.9 km for more than 39 minutes.
This isn't one of those cases, like light bulbs, where it can be reasonably debated who was first. The Wrights were in front of the competition by literal miles.
- brabel 2y agoNot sure why you feel the need to point that out when I just listed some relevant facts about why Dumont was relevant to aviation history.