The 14-bis (Quatorze-bis), also known as Oiseau de proie (French for "bird of prey"), was a pioneer-era canard biplane designed and built by Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont. On 23 October 1906, in Paris, France, it performed the first officially witnessed unaided takeoff and flight by a heavier-than-air aircraft.
Santos-Dumont 14-bis (replica)
By adrbr @ 2011-10-06 20:09:10
kjfitz
@ 2011-10-06 21:27:44
Extreme classic karma!