The First Airplane in History? New Kit by Model Airways: Santos Dumont 14 Bis 1:16

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In the US, there's no doubt: the Wright Brothers were the first to fly an airplane. But abroad...opinions vary. One of the contenders is Santos Dumont, that flew his 14Bis, supposedly the first to lift it from the ground using only the power of it's V8 Antoinette Engine. We already offer the Wright Flyer model. Now we present you with the 14 Bis.

Developed in cooperation with Nauticurso, our partners in Brazil - where Santos Dumont was born - this kit uses the same Brazilian wood that as the real plane: Freijo and Bamboo.



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New Zealander Richard Pearse was the first person to fly, as early as 31 March 1902, more than 18 months before the Wright brothers. Later, witnesses reported that Pearse flew 400 metres and soft-landed on a hedge on his Timaru farm.

Richard Pearse

There is evidence Pearse was working on ideas for powered flight from 1899 and had built his first two-cylinder petrol engine by 1902
nzhistory.govt.nz nzhistory.govt.nz
 
ConsNZ said:
New Zealander Richard Pearse was the first person to fly, as early as 31 March 1902, more than 18 months before the Wright brothers. Later, witnesses reported that Pearse flew 400 metres and soft-landed on a hedge on his Timaru farm.

Richard Pearse

There is evidence Pearse was working on ideas for powered flight from 1899 and had built his first two-cylinder petrol engine by 1902
nzhistory.govt.nz nzhistory.govt.nz
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It's a big discussion. There's also a German that claims to be the first one. Too bad we can't create accurate models for all of them. At least the Wrights Flyer and the 14Bis we could.
 
ConsNZ said:
New Zealander Richard Pearse was the first person to fly, as early as 31 March 1902, more than 18 months before the Wright brothers. Later, witnesses reported that Pearse flew 400 metres and soft-landed on a hedge on his Timaru farm.

Richard Pearse

There is evidence Pearse was working on ideas for powered flight from 1899 and had built his first two-cylinder petrol engine by 1902
nzhistory.govt.nz nzhistory.govt.nz
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And every American just screamed: BLASPHEMY! ROTF ROTF ROTF ROTF ROTF
 
Model Shipways said:
It's a big discussion. There's also a German that claims to be the first one. Too bad we can't create accurate models for all of them. At least the Wrights Flyer and the 14Bis we could.
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Actually Richard Pearse'e machine is well documented and I'm sure they, that like aeroplanes and flying machines would assemble one with one eye shut :)

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Model Shipways said:
In the US, there's no doubt: the Wright Brothers were the first to fly an airplane. But abroad...opinions vary. One of the contenders is Santos Dumont, that flew his 14Bis, supposedly the first to lift it from the ground using only the power of it's V8 Antoinette Engine. We already offer the Wright Flyer model. Now we present you with the 14 Bis.

Developed in cooperation with Nauticurso, our partners in Brazil - where Santos Dumont was born - this kit uses the same Brazilian wood that as the real plane: Freijo and Bamboo.



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Model Shipways said:
It's a big discussion. There's also a German that claims to be the first one. Too bad we can't create accurate models for all of them. At least the Wrights Flyer and the 14Bis we could.
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Yes - it was the flight by Gustav Weißkopf
www.br.de

Gustav Weißkopf: Der erste Motorflug der Geschichte | BR.de

Muss die Geschichte des Motorfuges neu geschrieben werden? Ein Luftfahrthistoriker hat eine spektakuläre Entdeckung über den fränkischen Flugpionier Gustav Weißkopf gemacht, über den seit 50 Jahren intensiv geforscht wird.
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