In late November, 1903, the Wright Brothers were holed up in a shack on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, working out the kinks on what would soon become the world's first powered flyer. But across ...

Alberto Santos Dumont is the black sheep of his wealthy family, a headstrong and reckless youth with his head in the clouds. As an adult, his ambitions lead him to Paris where he begins experimenting ...

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) designated the birthplace of Alberto Santos-Dumont in Cabangu, Minas Gerais, Brazil, as a Historic Aerospace Site on Sept. 13. Brazil's ...

Alberto Santos-Dumont’s 14 Bis had three distinctly different sets of controls, which provided the aircraft’s stability. Courtesy Dan Hagedorn On October 21, the National Air and Space Museum will ...

Santos de Cartier began as a practical solution, conceived so that aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont could read the time ...

The history of aviation is a fascinating one, spanning more than two thousand years starting from kites and tower jumping. Many hackers are also aviation fans, and the name of Alberto Santos Dumont ...

In early January, artist Chris Burden gathered a small group of friends and colleagues in an airplane hangar in Camarillo to witness his newest sculptural installation, “Ode to Santos Dumont,” take ...