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 ...

This marvelously evocative account chronicles the strange, wonderful, and at times tortured career of Brazil's diminutive aeronautical pioneer Santos-Dumont, who was the toast of Paris at the turn of ...

Patt Morrison talks with author Paul Hoffman about his new book Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight (Hyperion). It is a profile of the wealthy and eccentric inventor ...

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 ...

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 ...

A piece of sculpture holding a preserved human heart was a new feature of Rio de Janeiro last week. The heart thus honored was that of Brazil’s pioneer aviator, Alberto Santos-Dumont, who at Bagatelle ...

As Americans celebrate the 101st anniversary of the Wright brother's first flight, a whole country is cringing at what it believes to be a historical injustice against one of its most beloved heroes.

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 ...

I try not to seek out the "best" of anything. The idea of best is so subjective, it becomes useless. Try picking a "best" car, for example. I'll save you the hassle: you can't. But there is one ...

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 ...