Wright Brothers or Alberto Santos Dumont?
Wright brothers:
- Flight unwitnessed.
- Invention undocumented.
- Took off with the aid of catapult (not self-controlled)
- Model not adopted by posterity
Santos Dumont:
- Flight with witnesses and press.
- Invention scientifically documented.
- His machine took off and landed by its own ways.
- His model was latter followed.
Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Santos-Dumont#The_first_fixed-wing_aircraft:_The_14-bis_versus_the_Wright_Flyers
Wright brothers:
- Flight unwitnessed.
- Invention undocumented.
- Took off with the aid of catapult (not self-controlled)
- Model not adopted by posterity
Santos Dumont:
- Flight with witnesses and press.
- Invention scientifically documented.
- His machine took off and landed by its own ways.
- His model was latter followed.
Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Santos-Dumont#The_first_fixed-wing_aircraft:_The_14-bis_versus_the_Wright_Flyers