While Dumont did perform an unassisted flight in 1906 (and likely other tests before that) his aircraft, the 14-bis needer a launcher and was more akin to a glider as it couldn’t takeoff under its own power.
The Wright Brothers hold the title for the first conventionally powered heavier than air aircraft with a small gasoline engine for fuel that could sustain flight for very short distances which other early aircraft at the time could not.
Before then French inventor Clement Ader had built a steam powered prop aircraft in 1897. As for Gustavo Whitehead, there’s a lot of doubt and controversy surrounding his claims.
So really it depends what you mean by ‘plane’. If you mean plane in the traditional sense of what we know today, I’d say the Wright Brothers.
There are many claims to flight, so it’s hard to give it to one person considering designs of some early aircraft were likely based on the designs of others before them. Who ultimately has the credit is up for debate, but history generally credits the Wrights. As they say, history is written by the victors.
both, but Santos Dumont had greater importance in my opinion, because the Wright Brothers wanted their own patent, Santos Dumont already published his results and his research, so everyone started building airplanes based on Santos Dumont's studies
This is like comparing the Willey Tank to an M1 Abrams
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Yes, Wilbur and Orville invented powered flight, but the first true aircraft was made by Traian Vuia
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The Willey Tank was the first armored vehicle that could propel itself, but the first "tank" was the Renault FT
Neither, Traian Vuia, a Romanian inventor, flew the first "aeroplane" as we know today, including an undercarriage and a forward-facing engine. Romania also designed the first rocket powered aircraft, which the Germans used to take notes
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Poor wording and a misunderstanding, my bad. What I meant to say is that it couldn’t take off under its own power and required a launch.
@DeadlyDialga What do you mean the 14 bi didn't have an engine? Look at pictures of it it has an engine in the back
While Dumont did perform an unassisted flight in 1906 (and likely other tests before that) his aircraft, the 14-bis needer a launcher and was more akin to a glider as it couldn’t takeoff under its own power.
The Wright Brothers hold the title for the first conventionally powered heavier than air aircraft with a small gasoline engine for fuel that could sustain flight for very short distances which other early aircraft at the time could not.
Before then French inventor Clement Ader had built a steam powered prop aircraft in 1897. As for Gustavo Whitehead, there’s a lot of doubt and controversy surrounding his claims.
So really it depends what you mean by ‘plane’. If you mean plane in the traditional sense of what we know today, I’d say the Wright Brothers.
There are many claims to flight, so it’s hard to give it to one person considering designs of some early aircraft were likely based on the designs of others before them. Who ultimately has the credit is up for debate, but history generally credits the Wrights. As they say, history is written by the victors.
both, but Santos Dumont had greater importance in my opinion, because the Wright Brothers wanted their own patent, Santos Dumont already published his results and his research, so everyone started building airplanes based on Santos Dumont's studies
Thank you for allowing me to discover Santos Dumont, his story is absolutely brilliant!
This is like comparing the Willey Tank to an M1 Abrams
.
Yes, Wilbur and Orville invented powered flight, but the first true aircraft was made by Traian Vuia
.
The Willey Tank was the first armored vehicle that could propel itself, but the first "tank" was the Renault FT
Neither, Traian Vuia, a Romanian inventor, flew the first "aeroplane" as we know today, including an undercarriage and a forward-facing engine. Romania also designed the first rocket powered aircraft, which the Germans used to take notes
@ThatRandomCouchPotato Thanks for the compliment...
Also, I love your gravatar
Santos Dumont, but was unpowered, the Wright bros only invented POWERED flight (aka: heavier than air)