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Airplanes and history. On September 13, 1906. First flight in Europe: it was a Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft
Rome, Italy - After that one across the ocean by the Wright brothers in 1903
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The first flight of the history is that one made by the Wright brothers in December 1903. But on September 13, 1906 a model in Europe, when for the first time flew the Santos-Dumont 14 bis, named "Oiseau de Proie". It has the record to be the first airplane to have a real landing gear and the capacity to take off alone. France was among the pioneer Countries of the aviation, with the Montgolfier...
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