Santos-Dumont 14-bis
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Illustration of the 14-bis in Armengaud jeune, 1909, Le Probleme de l'Aviation; see facing page for Armengaud's comparison to the shape of a bird.
The 14-bis was the biplane flown by Alberto Santos-Dumont in 1906 to win the Archdeacon prize for a 25-meter flight, and shortly thereafter an Aero Club prize for 100-meter flight.
It used an eight-cylinder petroleum-fuled Antoinette motor, 170 lbs., 50 hp; two screw propellers, 1500rpm, 330 lbs thrust. Rudder operable by pilot along horizontal & vertical axes.[1]
Flights:[1]
- 22 August 1906: test flight, "the first witnessed in Europe since Ader's surreptitious experiment" (but Armengaud jeune, 1909, Le Probleme de l'Aviation, p. 12, gives 10 September as the date of first flight)
- 23 October 1906: flew 200' (61 m) to win 3000-franc Archdeacon prize[2]
- 12 November 1906: four flights, including one a distance of 220m in 21 seconds to win 1,500-franc Aéro-Club of France prize for 100m flight.
Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zahm, 1911, Aerial Navigation, pp. 256–258.
- ↑ "Noveau triomphe de M. Santos-Dumont", [[L'Aérophile], cited by Armengaud
| Name | Santos-Dumont 14-bis |
|---|---|
| Year constructed | 1906 |
| Creators | Alberto Santos-Dumont |
| Length (m) | |
| Wingspan (m) | |
| Wing area (m2) | |
| Weight (kg) | 300 |
| Engine horsepower | 50 |
| Speed (km/h) | 37 |
| Keywords |
(Speed calculated from prize-winning 12 November flight.)
